The Routledge Book of World Proverbs
He who can does, he who cannot teaches. (German)
He who is not taught by God is taught by man. (Irish)
He who teaches children learns more than they do. (German)
He who teaches me for one day is my father for life. (Chinese)
It is hard to teach old dogs to bark. (German)
Not only is there an art in knowing a thing, but also a certain art in teaching it. (Roman)
Shall the gosling teach the goose to swim? (Arabian)
Teaching others teaches the teacher. (English)
Teaching others teaches yourself. (Chinese)
That which hurts teaches. (Roman)
The one who falls in a ditch teaches others to be careful. (Yoruban)
The one who teaches himself has a fool for a student. (German)
The one who teaches learns. (Roman)
Those that can, do; those that can’t, teach. (American)
To teach is also to learn. (Japanese)
Whatever you teach, be brief. (Roman)
Whoever teaches his son teaches not only his son but also his son’s son, and so on to the end of generations. (Yiddish)
You can’t teach an old dog new tricks. (American)
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