624 Proverbs about House / Page 3
41. If there is light in the soul, there will be beauty in the person. If there is beauty in the person, there will be harmony in the house. If there is harmony in the house, there will be order in the nation. If there is order in the nation, there will be peace in the world.
42. One beam, no matter how big, cannot support an entire house on its own.
43. Anyone can buy a good house, but good neighbors are priceless.
44. The gem of the sky is the sun; the gem of the house is the child.
45. When buying a house, check the beams; when choosing a wife; check the mother.
46. A book holds a house of gold.
47. A fallen lighthouse is more dangerous than a reef.
48. A single beam cannot support a great house.
49. Beat your drum inside the house to spare the neighbors.
50. Learning is better than house and land.
51. No matter how stout one beam, it cannot support a house.
52. On entering a country, ask what is forbidden, on entering a village, ask what are the customs, on entering a private house, ask what should not be mentioned.
53. Riches add to the house, virtues to the man.
54. The house with an old grandparent harbors a jewel.
55. Without rice, even the cleverest housewife cannot cook.
56. Do not talk Arabic in the house of a Moor.
57. Before you prepare to improve the world, look around your own house three times.
58. Going into a country the first time, ask what is forbidden; on entering a village, ask what are the customs; on entering a private house, ask what should not be mentioned.
59. If the main timbers in the house are not straight, the smaller timber will be unsafe; and if the smaller timbers are not straight, the house will fall.
60. No matter how big, one beam cannot support a house.
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