290 – “Ağaca balta vurmuşlar ‘sapı bedenimden’ demiş.”

“As the axe hit the tree, it said ‘the handle is from me.'”

–Turkish Proverb

224 – “Chan eil breth le nochd; beairteach cridhe dh’fhaodadh a bhith fo bochd còta.”

“Do not judge by appearances; a rich heart may be under a poor coat.”

–Scottish Proverb

201 – “Tá gáire maith agus codladh fada an dá leigheas is fearr le haghaidh rud ar bith.”

“A good laugh and a long sleep are the two best cures for anything.”

–Irish Proverb

145 – 「说不能做的人不应该打断那个正在做的人。」

“Shuō bu néng zuò de rén bù yìng gāi dǎ duàn nàgè zhèngzài zuò de rén.”

“The person who says it cannot be done should not interrupt the person who is doing it.”

– Chinese Proverb [See Notes about Translation]

118 – “The axe forgets what the tree remembers.”

– African Proverb

108 – “La vie est à moitié dépensée avant que l’on sache ce que la vie est.”

“Life is half spent before one knows what life is.”

– French Proverb

90 – “When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.”

– African Proverb

39 – “Den som köper det han inte behöver stjäl från sig själv.”

“He who buys what he does not need steals from himself.”

– Swedish Proverb [See Source Note for translation]

19 – “Μια κοινωνία μεγαλώνει όταν οι ηλικιωμένοι φυτεύουν δέντρα των οποίων η σκιά γνωρίζουν ότι δεν θα καθίσουν ποτέ.”

“Mia koinonía megalónei ótan oi ilikioménoi fytévoun déntra ton opoíon i skiá gnorízoun óti den tha kathísoun poté.”

“A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they will never sit in.”

– Greek Proverb [See Source Notes for translation information]

14 – “七回落ちる,立ち上がる八.”

“Nana-kai ochiru, tachiagaru hachi.”

“Fall down seven times, stand up eight”

– Japanese Proverb [See Notes for translation information]