Showing posts with label Proverbs from India. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Proverbs from India. Show all posts

Sunday, August 28, 2016

Poster: Beauty of the mind


From Tamil Proverbs collected and translated by P. Percival: 9. The beauty of the mind appears in the face.



Photo: Tamil woman working in a tea plantation in central Sri Lanka. Photo by Christophe Meneboeuf.

Thursday, July 3, 2014

Poster: Blossom



All the buds upon a bush do not blossom.
(Kashmiri proverb)

The source for the proverb is A Dictionary of Kashmiri Proverbs by H. H. Knowles (Google Books): Tharih posh chhih nah warish gatshan.

The image is by barb howe (Flickr).


Thursday, June 12, 2014

Poster: Laughter



If I laugh not, how can I live?
(Kashmiri proverb)

The source for the proverb is A Dictionary of Kashmiri Proverbs by H. H. Knowles (Google Books). The poster is made with AutoMotivator. The image is by real00 (Flickr).


Sunday, June 8, 2014

Poster: Cow



One must take the cow's kick as well as her milk and butter.
(Kashmiri proverb)

The source for the proverb is A Dictionary of Kashmiri Proverbs by H. H. Knowles (Google Books). The poster is made with AutoMotivator. The image is by June Mita Photography (Flickr).


Saturday, May 17, 2014

Poster: Learning is a Companion


Learning is a companion on a journey to a strange country.
Proverb source: Hitopadesha.

Information about the image source here.

Saturday, May 10, 2014

Poster: Pilgrimage



Be encouraged, O pilgrim, though your destination is far off.
(Kashmiri proverb)

The source for the proverb is A Dictionary of Kashmiri Proverbs by H. H. Knowles (Google Books). The poster is made with AutoMotivator. The image is by Paul Farrelly (Flickr).


Wednesday, May 7, 2014

Poster: A Grove of Trees



He who plants a grove of trees, may God do so to him, and he who cuts the grove, may God do so to him.
(Kashmiri proverb)

The source for the proverb is A Dictionary of Kashmiri Proverbs by H. H. Knowles (Google Books). The poster is made with AutoMotivator. The image is by Polly Peterson (Flickr).


Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Poster: Flavor



What flavor there is to the grape there will be to the whole cluster.
(Kashmiri proverb)

The source for the proverb is A Dictionary of Kashmiri Proverbs by H. H. Knowles (Google Books). The poster is made with AutoMotivator. The image is by tribp (Flickr).


Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Poster: Snow



Wealth comes like the falling snow; wealth goes like the melting snow.
(Kashmiri proverb)

The source for the proverb is A Dictionary of Kashmiri Proverbs by H. H. Knowles (Google Books). The poster is made with AutoMotivator. The image is by Nima Fatemi (Flickr).


Monday, September 23, 2013

Poster: Scorpion



This is a scorpion: as many as cherish it, so many will it sting.
(Kashmiri proverb)

The source for the proverb is A Dictionary of Kashmiri Proverbs by H. H. Knowles (Google Books). The poster is made with AutoMotivator. The image shows a scorpion (Wikipedia).


Friday, September 20, 2013

Poster: Look at the Wind



Look at the wind before you loose the boat.
(Kashmiri proverb)

The source for the proverb is A Dictionary of Kashmiri Proverbs by H. H. Knowles (Google Books). The poster is made with AutoMotivator. The image is by Petr Podebradsky (Flickr).


Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Poster: I Shall Not Move



The pillar may move, but I shall not move.
(Kashmiri proverb)

The source for the proverb is A Dictionary of Kashmiri Proverbs by H. H. Knowles (Google Books). The poster is made with AutoMotivator. The image is by Andrea Kirkby (Flickr).


Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Poster: Darkness



There is a darkness under the candle.
(Kashmiri proverb)

The source for the proverb is A Dictionary of Kashmiri Proverbs by H. H. Knowles (Google Books). The poster is made with AutoMotivator. The image is by Shawn Carpenter (Flickr).


Monday, September 16, 2013

Poster: Dew



The dew is like a flood to the ant.
(Kashmiri proverb)

The source for the proverb is A Dictionary of Kashmiri Proverbs by H. H. Knowles (Google Books). The poster is made with AutoMotivator. The image is by C. Frank Starmer (Wet Webs webpgae).


Sunday, September 15, 2013

Poster: Honey



I do not want honey, nor do I want the sting.
(Kashmiri proverb)

The source for the proverb is A Dictionary of Kashmiri Proverbs by H. H. Knowles (Google Books). The poster is made with AutoMotivator. The image is by Toby Gray (Flickr).


Saturday, September 14, 2013

Poster: Radish



From the radish, radish leaves.
(Kashmiri proverb)

The source for the proverb is A Dictionary of Kashmiri Proverbs by H. H. Knowles (Google Books). The poster is made with AutoMotivator. The image shows a radish (Wikipedia).


Friday, September 13, 2013

Poster: Pomegranate



A sweet pomegranate will not become bitter, and a bitter pomegranate will not become sweet.
(Kashmiri proverb)

The source for the proverb is A Dictionary of Kashmiri Proverbs by H. H. Knowles (Google Books). The poster is made with AutoMotivator. The image is by Shai Barzilay (Flickr).


Thursday, September 12, 2013

Poster: Scent



Politeness is required in a person, scent in a flower.
(Kashmiri proverb)

The source for the proverb is A Dictionary of Kashmiri Proverbs by H. H. Knowles (Google Books). The poster is made with AutoMotivator. The image is by CameliaTWU (Flickr).


Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Poster: Love



The world is a theater of love.
(Kashmiri proverb)

The source for the proverb is A Dictionary of Kashmiri Proverbs by H. H. Knowles (Google Books). The poster is made with AutoMotivator. The image is by John Keogh (Flickr).


Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Poster: Pain



Another's pain is without meaning; only the one who suffers it knows what it is like.
(Kashmiri proverb)

The source for the proverb is A Dictionary of Kashmiri Proverbs by H. H. Knowles (Google Books). The poster is made with AutoMotivator. The image is by Monika (Flickr).