Proverbs and old sayings, page 1588

43574 proverbs and old sayings

The news of a good deed travels far, but the news of a bad one travels even farther.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about bad luck, bad, good, good luck

I'm human; nothing that is human is strange to me. A good run is better than a bad fight.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about human imperfections, fight, nothing, bad luck, bad, good, good luck

Tasty fish have to swim three times: once in the water, then in butter, and finally in wine.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about wine, fishing, water

The Italian invents it; the Frenchman makes it; the Germans sell it; the Pole buys it and the Tartar plunders it.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about commerce

If you are going to fight, pray once; if you are going to sail, pray twice; if you are getting married, then pray thrice.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about pray, fight, contentment

Pray once if you are going to fight, pray twice if you are going to sail, and pray thrice if you are going to get married.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about pray, fight, contentment

The devil seduced Eve in Italian. Eve mislead Adam in Bohemian. The Lord scolded them both in German. Then the angel drove them from paradise in Hungarian.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about paradise, angels, devil

Get married and you will be happy for a week; slaughter a pig and you will be happy for a month; become a priest and you will be happy for the rest of your life.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about happiness, rest, life, contentment

Bite the biter.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

Times tries a'.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

Love has no law.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about law, love

Third time lucky.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about time

Mad as a wet hen.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

Love knows no law.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about law, love

Money makes a man.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about money, man

A word and a blow.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about word

Divide to conquer.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

Crime doesn't pay.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about crime, criminals

Life begins at 40!

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about life

Gifts break rocks.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about rocks, gifts