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A wise woman is the wealth of a home

A wise woman is the wealth of a home

A wise woman is the wealth of a home

A woman is the keeper of the hearth, a woman is a mother, a life partner to her husband. A lot depends on a woman in this life.

From time immemorial, poets have sung the beauty of women, dedicated poems and songs to them; wise mature women were set as examples for young people.

 

A woman knows how to be strong in different life situations, despite her fragility, if this concerns her loved ones. But sometimes she is a lioness who can tear you to shreds.

Amazing proverbs and sayings from different nations reveal the unique qualities of women and glorify their role in society. Let us dive into this world of sayings and learn about the richness of feminine nature.

“A wise woman is the wealth of a home.” (Bahamian proverb).

“A wise woman adds sugar to everything she says to a man and removes salt from everything a man says to her.” (Arabic wisdom).

“A woman is the guardian of a man’s soul.” (Arabic proverb).

“A bad saddle cripples a horse, a bad wife destroys a household.” (Kazakh proverb).

“Out of ten women, nine are jealous.” (Chinese proverb).

“A woman carries laughter and crying in one purse.” (German proverb).

“Choose your wife not in a round dance but in the garden.” (Russian proverb).

“A woman will walk through a rock if she wants.” (Japanese proverb).

“Tenderness adorns a woman.” (Lezgin proverb).

“If a woman wears an apron, she has no time to be bad.” (Bulgarian proverb).

“A house without a woman is like a mill without water.” (Armenian proverb).

“A woman without children is like a tree without branches.” (Estonian proverb).

“An evil woman will scare even a dragon.” (Tatar proverb).

“Have you seen trouble - have you lost your wife?” (Russian proverb).

“Without a husband, a wife is always an orphan.” (Russian proverb).

“Tame a horse with affection and tame your wife with praise.” (Nogai proverb).

“The husband is good and the wife is good, the wife is good and the husband is good.” (Avar proverb).

You can also cite hundreds of proverbs and sayings from different nations that emphasize the role of women in society and fascinate with the depth of their content. The wisdom of our ancestors is inexhaustible!

 

Salimet Mailybaeva

As-Salam correspondent

 

2026-05-01 (Dhul-Qaida 1447) №5.


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