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In borrowing an angel, in repaying a devil.

Proverbs and old sayings French about angels, devil

The early man never borrows from the late man.

Proverbs and old sayings French about man

At borrowing cousin german, at repaying son of a whore.

Proverbs and old sayings French

One cannot borrow a man's mouth and eat onions for him.

Proverbs and old sayings about man

Long borrowed is not given.

Proverbs and old sayings German

He who borrows sells his freedom.

Proverbs and old sayings German

He who pays well may borrow again.

Proverbs and old sayings German

Who readily borrows, readily lies.

Proverbs and old sayings German

Today must not borrow from tomorrow.

Proverbs and old sayings German

To-day must borrow nothing of to-morrows.

Proverbs and old sayings German about nothing, day

He who is quick to borrow, is slow to pay.

Proverbs and old sayings German

He who is quick at borrowing, is slow in paying.

Proverbs and old sayings German

Where the lion's skin falls short, borrow of the fox.

Proverbs and old sayings German

Scratching and borrowing do well enough, but not for long.

Proverbs and old sayings German

We do not inherit this land from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.

Proverbs and old sayings about ancestors, children

We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children.

Proverbs and old sayings about ancestors, earth, children

A borrower may not lend the thing he borrowed.

Proverbs and old sayings about things

Bread borrowed should be returned.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian

A woman who needs to borrow a calabash cannot count on going early to the stream.

Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about woman

Never sleep with a stranger or borrow from a neighbour.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about sleep