Peculiar Proverbs - Weird Words of Wisdom from Around the World

With patience and saliva, the ant swallows the elephant Colombia The guest who outstays his fellow guests loses his overcoat China Badly cut hair is two mens shame Denmark The world is like a Turkish bath. The higher one sits, the more one sweats Germany Wit and wisdom characterise these pithy proverbs from around the world. With chapters on husbands and wives, age, luck, wealth and many more, these bizarre and quirky sayings reveal lots about their countries of origin, and plenty about human nature.