The jewel of the air is the sun; the jewel of the house is the child.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about air, sun, children, home, house
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A cow gave birth to a fire: she wanted to lick it, but it burned; she wanted to leave it, but she could not because it was her own child.
Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about children, fire, fire brigade
A glaring sunny morning, a woman that talks Latin, and a child reared on wine, never come to a good end.
Proverbs and old sayings French about wine, children, end, woman, good, good luck
It was a difficult childbirth.
Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian
The grown-up pays attention to what you are doing; the child sees beyond that.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about attention, children, contentment
The three most beautiful sights: a potato garden in bloom, a ship under sail, and a woman after the birth of a child.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about garden, children, woman
She is as undecided as an orphan: if she does not wash her hands, she will be told that she is a dirty child; if she washes her hands she will be told that she is wasting water.
Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about children, water
A childless old lady is obsessed with sea shells.
Proverbs and old sayings about old, olderness
The Iabour of childbirth is known to the mother.
Proverbs and old sayings about mother
It is not hard to nurse a pregnency, but it is hard to bring up a child.
Proverbs and old sayings about children
No one cries for losing money but the one who earned the money, no one cries for losing the child but his mother.
Proverbs and old sayings Syrian about money, children, mother
When your neighbor's horse falls into a pit, you should not rejoice at it, for your own child may fall into it too.
Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about fall, children, contentment
A mother was asked:
"Which of your children do you love the most?"
She replied:
"The sick one until they are well, the absent one until they return, the small one until they grow up, and all of them until I die."
Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about love
Holiday of Saint Nicolae
Saint Nicolae is the spiritual patriarch in Holland, Russia, Greece, France and in a lot of cities from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Belgium. He is known as the protector of poor people, sailors, tradesmen,...
Traditions and superstitions Romanian
