If a bachelor who uses firewood for cooking runs away in the morning to avoid removing the ash; he will have to deal with it when he comes back.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
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A neglected duty may returns tomorrow with seven others at its back.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about duty, americans
If power is for sale, sell your mother to buy it. You can always buy her back again.
Proverbs and old sayings about commerce, power, mother, contentment
A mule who goes in search of a fine set of antlers, will come back with his ears cut off.
Proverbs and old sayings
It's not the fault of the pig, but of the one who scratches his back.
Proverbs and old sayings Argentinian
The Donkey, though it may go to the Holy Land, will still come back a donkey.
Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian
Learning is like rowing upstream: not to advance is to drop back.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
You cannot propel yourself forward by patting yourself on the back.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment
Once you pour the water out of the bucket it's hard to get it back in it.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about water, contentment
While keeping a tiger from the front door, the wolf comes in at the back.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
If what we see is doubtful, how can we believe what is spoken behind the back.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about faith
If you want to find out about the road ahead, then ask about it from those coming back.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment
You think you lost your horse? Who knows, he may bring a whole herd back to you someday.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment
You think you've lost your horse? Who knows, he may bring a whole herd back to you someday.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment
If everyone's misfortunes were seen by all in broad daylight, in the end people would take back their own.
Proverbs and old sayings about end, people
Many a one would like to lay his own shame on another man's back.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about shame, man
We must bear our cross with patience, said the man when he took his wife on his back.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about patience, wife, man
The old man looks death in the eye, the young man keeps him behind his back.
Proverbs and old sayings Estonian about death, man, old, olderness
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
He who wants to do a good jump must sometimes take a step back.
Proverbs and old sayings German about good, good luck
