Proverbs and old sayings, page 544

43575 proverbs and old sayings

He who has nothing will not eat. If you want flour, go gather chestnuts.

Proverbs and old sayings about nothing, contentment

Piglia muglieri, ch? affrinar?. Maries-toi et tu deviendras plus temp? r?.

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The yew tree exists three hundred years: first green, then dry, then gone.

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The vine says to the vintager: Make me poor, and I will make you rich.

Proverbs and old sayings about wealth, contentment

Life is just as long as the time it takes for someone to pass by a window.

Proverbs and old sayings about life, time

Roba di Scolca, roba di forca. Les gens de Scolca sont bons pour la potence.

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When the month of May arrives, women's hair grows and penises become strong.

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If you think you've reached the top, watch out, you can fall just as quickly.

Proverbs and old sayings about fall, contentment

To get to know people, you have to eat a full donkey's cargo of salt together.

Proverbs and old sayings about people, contentment

Better to sit next to someone taking a shit rather than someone carving stone.

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The pubic hair of a woman mounting is stronger than two pairs of ox descending.

Proverbs and old sayings about woman

Lorsque tu arrives dans un autre pays, conforme-toi aux usages que tu y trouve.

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The morning rainbow reaches the fountains; the evening rainbow fills the sails.

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In Frassetu and Tavera, don't say? cuppa, ? because they'll punch you in the face.

Proverbs and old sayings about face, contentment

What keeps its leaves, to the waning moon. What loses its leaves, to the new moon.

Proverbs and old sayings about moon

Receive and rejoice, Antonio, it's your celebration; always receive and never restrain.

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If someone isn't handsome by nature, it's useless for them to wash over and over again.

Proverbs and old sayings about nature

When cicadas sing, the swineherd weeps and works. When frogs sing, the swineherd yawns.

Proverbs and old sayings

A fool doing what he knows is better than a hundred wise men doing what they don't know.

Proverbs and old sayings about man

The difference between appearances and truth is the same as between warping and weaving.

Proverbs and old sayings about truth