A throne is only a bench covered with velvet.
Proverbs and old sayings French
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A trade not properly learned is an enemy.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about commerce, enemies
A wise man hears one word and understands two.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about word, man
A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows public opinion.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about opinion, public, man
A worthy woman is far more precious than jewels, strength and dignity are her clothing.
Proverbs and old sayings about dignity, woman
A tree falls the way it leans.
Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian
A white Christmas fills the churchyard.
Proverbs and old sayings French about christmas
All things grow with time - except grief.
Proverbs and old sayings about sadness, things, time
An angry man is not fit to pray.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about pray, man
An Englishman will burn his bed to catch a flea.
Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about trap
And old rat is a brave rat.
Proverbs and old sayings French about old, olderness
Anger can be an expensive luxury.
Proverbs and old sayings Italian about anger
Anger without power is folly.
Proverbs and old sayings German about power, anger
Fame is a magnifying glass.
Proverbs and old sayings English about fame
Everyone loves justice in the affairs of another.
Proverbs and old sayings Italian about justice
Fortune is blind, but not invisible.
Proverbs and old sayings British about wealth, blind
Friendship is a furrow in the sand.
Proverbs and old sayings Taiwanese about friendship
Friends are like fiddle-strings; they must not be screwed too tight.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch
Friends are lost by calling often and calling seldom.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish
Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Teach him how to fish and he'll eat forever.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about fishing, day, man
