1. “A bite from a loving mouth is worth more than a kiss from any other.” ~Lebanon
   • Meaning: Be honest to others no matter how bad the fact is.
2. “One man’s fault is another man’s lesson.” ~Malta
   • Meaning: Learn from somebody else’s mistake.
3. “Salute the deaf; if the heavens don’t hear, the earth will hear.” ~Nigeria
   • Meaning: Let us do the correct thing, there are those who will understand.
4. “If your friend was Honey, don’t lick him all away.” ~Oman
   • Meaning: Don’t take advantage of someone’s kindness for granted.
5. “He who doesn’t look back can’t get to where he is going.” ~Philippines
   • Meaning: Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
6. “Leave for a century – learn for a century.” ~Russia
   • Meaning: Never cease to learn new things.
7. “Time and thought tame the strongest grief.” ~Scotland
   • Meaning: Time will heal your sadness.
8. “When fire burns over the great mountain, poison is cast in the great sea.” ~Tibet
   • Meaning: Evil comes to those who spread evil.
9. “To eat a fish, you have to get into water first.” ~Ukraine
   • Meaning: If you want something, be ready to make some effort.
10. “That which belongs to heaven, returns to earth.” ~Vietnam
    • Meaning: Things that enter your life easily leaves quickly.
11. “A monkey in its mother’s eye is like a gazelle.” ~Yemen
    • Meaning: Love is blind.
12. “If you can walk you can dance. If you can talk you can sing.” ~Zimbabwe
    • Meaning: We all have the ability to form something out of nothing.

Compiled by @Patipatigulipat at @EnglishTips4U on Friday, September 7, 2012

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