Question

What do the following proverbs mean?

- You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear
- A hyena cannot know its own stench
- A house divided against itself cannot stand
- You'll never plow a field by turning it over in your mind
- No wind, no waves
- People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones

Answer 1

You'll never plow a field by turning it over in your mind means that the only way to get something done is to do it, not think it.

Answer 2

1. You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear - you cannot create a fine product from bad materials.
3. A house divided against itself cannot stand - if the members of a group fight each other, the group will disintegrate
6. People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones - do not criticize others if you have similar weaknesses yourself.