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A one-eyed person does not thank god until he meets a blind person at prayer.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about contentment, people, blind, god

A man who is trampled to death by an elephant is a man who is blind and deaf.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about blind, death, man

He tried to pluck under her/his eyebrow, but blinded the eye.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian

If the adder could hear, and the blindworm could see, neither man nor beast would ever go free.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about man

To know that candles are expensive is of no value to the blind man.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about value, blind, man

God save you from narrow doorways, a caning, stones thrown at the blind and the weighing of shop keepers.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about blind, god, contentment

Ignorance is blindness.

Proverbs and old sayings about ignorance

They took away the mirror from me because I was ugly, and gave it to the blind woman.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about blind, woman

The blindnes of that one is his good fortune.

Proverbs and old sayings about wealth, good, good luck

Traditional Irish Curse

May the curse of Mary Malone and her nine blind illegitimate children chase you so far over the hills of Damnation that the Lord himself can't find you with a telescope.

Spells and incantations Irish