Proverbs and old sayings, page 783

43575 proverbs and old sayings

Who eats lying on his side will commit ten sins, who eats lying on his back will commit seven sins.

Proverbs and old sayings Estonian about lie, sin

Who shears the sheep's head will live a couple of days, who shears its tail will live a hundred years.

Proverbs and old sayings Estonian about couple, day, heads

Who goes out begging with a bread will come back with a piece, who goes out with a piece will come back with a bread.

Proverbs and old sayings Estonian

Who does not notice you in rags will not notice you in nice clothes, who notices you in rags will also motice you in nice clothes.

Proverbs and old sayings Estonian about clothes, contentment

A girl who cannot patch man's trousers in between the legs, must not marry at all, because what use does a man have of such a stupid wife.

Proverbs and old sayings Estonian about use, wife, man

If the bread in the oven is a failure you lose a week; if the harvest is a failure you lose a year; if marriage is a failure then you lose a life.

Proverbs and old sayings Estonian about failure, marriage, life, contentment

One scoops with a scoop.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian

A too modest man goes hungry.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about man

One who runs alone cannot be outrun.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian

If the heart is sad, tears will flow.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about tears, heart

A fool will pair an ox with an elephant.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian

Unless you call out, who will open the door?

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about contentment

Anticipate the good so that you may enjoy it.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about good, good luck, contentment

Cactus is bitter only to him who tastes of it.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about bitter

One who recovers from sickness, forgets about God.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about god

A loose tooth will not rest until it's pulled out.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about rest

Clothes put on while running come off while running.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about clothes

If you offend, ask for pardon; if offended, forgive.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about contentment

What is inflated too much, will burst into fragments.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian

If relatives help each other, what evil can hurt them?

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about help