"Confuscious say, man go to bed itchy bum, wake up smelly finger!." - Okasha Okawarishi
1543
Yasumi Kitayama has written: 'Satsuma no kotowaza' -- subject(s): Japanese Proverbs, Proverbs, Japanese
Horst Arnold-Kanamori has written: 'Grosser Zampano' -- subject(s): Japanese Proverbs, Proverbs, Japanese
Guy A. Zona has written: 'Eyes that see do not grow old' -- subject(s): Proverbs, Spanish, Spanish Proverbs 'Even withered trees give prosperity to the mountain and other proverbs of Japan' -- subject(s): Japanese Proverbs, Proverbs, Japanese, Translations into English
Look at the related links for some humorous proverbs.
It really depends on what you are really referring to - Both Chinese and Japanese have 4-character proverbs/idioms.
King Lemuel appears as the originator of some of the Proverbs in the Bible. See Proverbs 31:1.
Look at the related links for some humorous proverbs.
Exodus 28:3 Psalm 58:5 Proverbs 1:5 Proverbs 11:14 Proverbs 20:18 Proverbs 22:29 Proverbs 24:6 Ecclesiastes 4:4 Isaiah 25:11 Ezekiel 28:5
all that glitters is not gold
"Juunin toiro." Ten people, ten colors; in other words, 'to each his own.'
A proverb is a simple and concrete saying, popularly known and repeated. Proverbs expresses a truth based on common sense or experience. They are often metaphorical. Proverbs fit into the category of formulaic language or wisdom literature - as in the book of Proverbs in the Bible. Some proverbs: A stitch in time saves nine Ignorance is bliss A dog is a man's best friend
It really depends on the translation being used. Some Bibles us the word 'stupid', others use 'foolish','senseless', or even 'brutish', but the meaning is the same, and the scriptures say alot about spiritual or moral "stupidity". Here are a few citations: Psalm 49:10, Psalm 92:6 Proverbs 1:22+32, Proverbs 3:35, Proverbs 10:1+23, Proverbs 12:23, Proverbs 13:16+19-20, Proverbs 14:7-8+16+33, Proverbs 15:2+7+20,Proverbs 17:10-12+21+24-25, Proverbs 18:6+7, Proverbs 19:13, Proverbs 23:9, Proverbs 26:4+11-12, Proverbs 28:26, Proverbs 29:11+20, Ecclesiastes 5+6+9.