I met a hundred men going to Delhi and everyone is my brother.

More Indian Proverbs

• The spouse of a woman is a man, the spouse of a man is his livelihood.
• It is little use to dig a well after the house has caught fire.
• It is love that makes the impossible possible.
• There is no hand to catch time.
• There is nothing noble in being superior to some other person.
• I met a hundred men going to Delhi and everyone is my brother.
• A fight in your neighbor’s house is refreshing.
• Ask thy purse what thou should buy.
• The man who has mounted an elephant will not fear the bark of a dog.
• There is nothing noble in being superior to some other man. The true nobility is in being superior to your previous self.
• A tree starts with a seed.
• Better to have a diamond with a few small flaws than a rock that is perfect.
• Stolen sugar is the sweetest.
• A mother is a school, preparing her is like preparing a good nation.
• You should not call in a cat to settle the argument of two birds.
• A thief thinks everybody steals.
• He who has a true friend, has no need of a mirror.
• Do not blame God for having created the tiger, but thank him for not having given it wings.
• To the mediocre, mediocrity appears great.
• We can’t change the direction of the wind, but we can adjust the sails.
• The first day a guest, the second day a guest, the third day a calamity.
• You do not stumble over a mountain, but you do over a stone.
• It’s better to pick a fight with your in-laws than with your neighbors.
• Without love everything is in vain.
• Great anger is more destructive than the sword.
• I had no shoes and complained until I saw a man who had no feet.
• He who works as a slave, eats as a king.