Search in folklore: arms

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Arms, women, and books should be looked at daily.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about books

Arms carry peace.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about peace

Arms are of little service abroad unless directed by the wisdom of counsellors at home.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about wisdom, home

Arms and money require good hands.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about money, good, good luck

If you can't hold children in your arms, please hold them in your heart.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about children, heart, contentment

God gives nothing to those who keep their arms crossed.

Proverbs and old sayings about nothing, god

He who wants to have arms and necessities can take them himself.

Proverbs and old sayings

The arms of Bruges: an ass in an arm-chair.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

The mouth makes debts, but the arms pay.

Proverbs and old sayings

None reaches further than his arms reach.

Proverbs and old sayings

Their harms, our arms.

Proverbs and old sayings French

In hawks, hounds, arms, and love, for one pleasure a thousand pains.

Proverbs and old sayings French about pleasure, love

Greedy fowk hae long arms.

Proverbs and old sayings German

Happiness opens the arms and closes the eyes.

Proverbs and old sayings German about happiness, eyes

Princes have long arms.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

Threats are arms for the threatened.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

Money and friendship break the arms of justice.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about justice, friendship, money

Know you not that kings have long arms?

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about contentment

Thou shalt never sleep in the arms of a sorceress, lest she should lock thy limbs.

Proverbs and old sayings about sleep

A lord without riches is a soldier without arms.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about wealth