If you believe everything you read, better not read.

 —Japanese proverb

You’ve got to do your own growing, no matter how tall your grandfather was.     —Irish proverb

He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.  

                       —Chinese proverb

When you go to buy, use your eyes, not your ears.

—Czech proverb

Use your enemy’s hand to catch a snake.             —Persian proverb

Speak the truth, but leave immediately after.

—Slovenian proverb

Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you.

—Spanish proverb

Hold a true friend with both hands.                    —Nigerian proverb

If you scatter thorns, don’t go barefoot.                 —Italian proverb

Don’t fall before you’re pushed.

 —English proverb

When you have given nothing, ask for nothing.

—Albanian proverb

Examine what is said, not him who speaks.            —Arab proverb

Seize opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind.

—Bulgarian proverb

A handful of patience is worth more than a bushel of brains.

—Dutch proverb

Call on God, but row away from the rocks.             —Indian proverb

Don’t think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm.

—Malayan proverb

Don’t throw away the old bucket until you know the new one holds water.          —Swedish proverb

What may be done at any time will be done at no time.

—Scottish proverb

Make sure to be in with your equals if you’re going to fall out with your superiors.

—Jewish proverb