These are a few proverbs from around the globe I              wanted to share         Unknown Origin You can't keep trouble from coming, but you needn't give it a chair.       Irish I complained that I had no shoes, until I met a man with no feet. A friend's eye is a good mirror. If you lie down with dogs, you'll rise with fleas. Life is a cup of tea, it's all in how you make it. Patience is a virtue that causes no shame.      Italian A closed mouth catches no flies. Anger is an expensive luxury.      Greek A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in.      French A lie travels around the world, while truth is putting her boots on.      Unknown Origin A thief believes everybody steals.