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What won't choke will fatten and clean dirt is no poison.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish

He that makes himself dirt is trod on by the swine.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

A pig used to dirt turns its nose up at rice.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese

A pig used to dirt turns up his nose at rice.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese

If you beat even new floor mats, dirt will come out.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about contentment

Admire the person with dirt under his fingernails.

Proverbs and old sayings about people

Cast no dirt into the well that gives you water.

Proverbs and old sayings Korean about water, contentment

It's a well-known fact, dirt stinks more when stirred.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin

Who cleans up the dirt washes away happiness.

Proverbs and old sayings Mongolian about happiness

Cast no dirt into the well that hath given you water.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about water, contentment

A handful of dirt is pleasing if it's your own land.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian

He that marries a Daw, eats meikle dirt.

Proverbs and old sayings

Staunin' dubs gather dirt.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

The dorty dame may fa' in the dirt.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

He that deals in dirt has aye foul fingers.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

He that ance gets his fingers i' the dirt can hardly get them out again.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

He who loves, loves you with your dirt.

Proverbs and old sayings Ugandan about contentment

Gold's father is dirt, yet it regards itself as noble.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish

The mother said I will die, the wife said I will marry, and in the meantime the house is full of dirt.

Proverbs and old sayings Georgian about wife, mother, death, home, house

I would I had as meikle pepper as he counts himself worthy Mice dirt.

Proverbs and old sayings