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English,
Chinese, French, Irish, Italian, Spanish, Russian, and other
horse and donkey quotes. Some of these are from unknown
orgin. If you have any more, or know where these came from,
please contact me.
English
Horse Quotes:
- "If wishes were
horses, beggars would ride."
- English Proverb
- "A horse hired,
never tired."
-English Proverb
- " A horse made
and a wife to make."
-English Proverb
- "A horse may
stumble though he have four legs."
-English Proverb
- "Better ride
on ass that carries me, than on a horse that throws me."
-English Proverb
- "For want of
a nail the shoe is lost, for want of a shoe the horse is
lost, for want of a horse the rider is lost."
-English Proverb
- "Gamesters and
race-horses never last long."
-English Proverb
- "Look not a gift
horse in the mouth."
-English Proverb
- "No hoof, no
horse."
-English Proverb
- "The horse that
draw most, it's most whipped. "
-English Proverb
- "The wife, the
horse and the sword may be shew'd, but not lent."
-English Proverb
- "When the manger
is empty, the horses fight."
-English Proverb
- " You can take
a horse to water but you can't make it drink."
- English Proverb
Russian Horse Quotes:
- "Fear the goat
from the front, the horse from the rear, and man from all
sides."
-Russian Proverb
- "Spring and summer
are riding on a piebald mare."
- Russian Proverb
- "It is not the
horse that draws the cart, but the oats."
- Russian proverb
Arabian Horse Quotes:
- "My treasures
do not clink together or glitter; They gleam in the sun
and neigh in the night."
-Arabian Proverb
- "I am a prince
and you are a prince; who will lead the donkeys?"
-Arabian Proverb
- "The wind
of heaven is that which blows between a horse's ears".
-Arabian Proverb
Chinese
Horse Quotes:
- Good people get
cheated, just as good horses get ridden. ~Chinese Proverb
-Chinese Proverb
- "Donkey's lips
do not fit onto a horse's mouth."
-Chinese Proverb
- "A horse cannot
gain weight if not fed with extra fodder during the night;
a man cannot become wealthy without earnings apart from
his regular salaries."
-Chinese Proverb
- "You think you
lost your horse? Who knows, he may bring a whole herd back
to you someday."(The story goes that an old man lost his
horse. As he was remorsing, the animal returned bringing
at his heels a herd more. It is thus regarded as a 'Blessing
in disguise".)
-Chinese Proverb
- "Judge not the
horse by his saddle."
- Chinese Proverb
German Horse Quotes:
- "Set a beggar
on horseback, and he 'll out ride the Devil."
-German Proverb
- "The ass of a
King is still but an ass."
-German proverb
"An ass in Germany is a professor in Rome. "
-Traditional German Saying
French
Horse Quotes:
- "It's too late
to close the stable door after the horse has bolted."
-French Proverb
- "Fools worship
mules that carry gold."
- French Proverb
- "Misfortunes come
on horseback and depart on foot."
- French Proverb
- "A colt is
worth little if it does not break its halter."
- French Proverb
- "What the
colt learns in youth he continues in old age."
- French Proverb
- A colt you may
break, but an old horse you never can.
- French Proverb
Irish Horse Quotes:
- "It is the good
horse that draws its own cart."
-Irish Proverb
- "The raggy colt
often made a powerful horse."
- Irish Proverb
- "The world would
not make a racehorse of a donkey"
- Irish Proverb
- "Youth sheds many
a skin. The steed does not retain its speed forever."
-Irish Proverb
Italian Horse Quotes:
- "Trouble rides
a fast horse."
- Italian Proverb
- "Flies flock to
the lean horse."
-Italian Proverb
Spanish Horse Quotes:
- "The man who does
not love a horse cannot love a woman."
- Spanish Proverb
- "If three people
say you are an ass, put on a bridle."
- Spanish Proverb
Other - Greek, Polish, Afghan,
Ethiopian, etc. Horse & Donkey Quotes
- "A fly can drive
away horses."
-Greek Proverb
- "Making money
selling manure is better than losing money selling musk”
-Egyptian Proverb
- "An ass is but
an ass, though laden with gold."
- Romanian Proverb
- "One cannot shoe
a running horse."
-Dutch Proverb
- "No one sees a
fly on a trotting horse."
- Polish Saying
- "Hay is more acceptable
to an ass than gold."
- Latin Proverb
- "Don't change
horses while crossing a stream."
- American Proverb
- "When you go to
a donkey's house, don't talk about ears."
- Jamaican Proverb
- "Honey is not
sweet for a donkey"
- Ethiopian Proverb
- "A donkey always
says thank you with a kick."
- Kenyan Proverb
- "Whoever plows
with a team of donkeys must have patience."
- Zimbabwean Proverb
- "It's the same
donkey, but with a new saddle."
- Afghan Proverb
- "Have a horse
of your own and then you may borrow another's."
-Welsh Proverb
- "The donkey sweats
so the horse can be decorated with lace."
-Hiatian Proverb
- "It is not enough
for a man to learn how to ride; he must learn how to fall."
-Mexican Proverb
Unknown Qoutes:
- "Every ass loves
to hear himself bray."
- "Every ass thinks
himself worthy to stand with the King's horses."
- "There is more
to being a Knight than a horse, sword and lance."
- "A nod is as good
as a wink to a blind horse"
- "Don't lock the
stable door after the horse is stolen"
- "Don't put the
cart before the horse"
- "Withouth pressing
too little or too hard, hold tight the reins for he's a
fool who would not get value from a borrowed horse"
- "Everyone lays
a burden on the willing horse"
- "Many a happy
colt makes a fine horse"
- "If two men ride
a horse, one must ride behind."
- "No horse goes
as fast as the money you bet on him. "
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