NATIONAL PROVERBS

African
When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.

Arabic
An army of sheep led by a lion would defeat an army of lions led by a sheep.
Ask the experienced rather than the learned.

Babylonian

The gods do not deduct from man's allotted span the hours spent fishing. -Babylonian proverb

Czech
Do not protect yourself by a fence, but rather by your friends.

Chinese

Fill your bowl to the brim and it spills over.
Keep sharpening your knife and it becomes blunt.
Chase after money and security and your heart tightens.
Care about people's approval and you are imprisoned by it.

Enjoy yourself. It's later than you think.
Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.
Better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.
He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.
He who hurries can not walk with dignity.
If you must play, decide on three things at the start: the rules of he game, the stakes, and the quitting time.

You can not prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can prevent them from building a nest in your hair.

When the itch is inside the boot, scratching outside provides little consolation.

The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.

French
One meets his destiny often in the road he takes to avoid it.

German

"Work is not disgrace; the disgrace is idleness."

Charity sees the need, not the cause.

Greek
The beginning is the half of every action.

Hindu

"Like the body that is made up of different limbs and organs, all mortal creatures exist depending upon one another."

Hussia

"The friend of a fool is a fool. The friend of a wise person is another wise person."

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

Irish

A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures. 

Italian
The best armor is to keep out of range.
By asking for the impossible, obtain the best possible.
If you scatter thorns, don't go barefoot.
He who knows little quickly tells it

Japanese

One kind word can warm three winter months.

Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare

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

Malayan

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

Native American
Tell me and I'll forget. Show me, and I may not remember. Involve me, and I'll understand.
Our enemies are sacred because they make us strong

Polish
Even a clock that does not work is right twice a day.

Russian

A spoken word is not a sparrow. Once it flies out, you can't catch it.

Scottish
Be happy while you're living, For you're a long time dead.

Spanish
Whoever gossips to you will gossip about you.
Where there is love, there is pain.
Cuando amor no es locura, no es amor. (When love is not madness, it is not love.)

Swedish

Shared joy is double joy,

Shared sorrow is half sorrow.

Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.