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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