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One good punch on your enemy's nose, gives more pleasure than hearing well-meaning advice from your elders.

Proverbs and old sayings Tibetan about pleasure, advice, enemies, good, good luck

The weakness of an enemy forms part of our own strength.

Proverbs and old sayings about weakness, enemies

A stupid friend is a greater plague than a wise enemy.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about enemies

Better your enemy who you recognize than a dark friend.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about dark, enemies, contentment

The obliging fool is worse than an enemy.

Proverbs and old sayings Ukrainian about enemies

Never trust overmuch to a new friend or an old enemy.

Proverbs and old sayings Welsh about enemies, old, olderness

Do not sigh, for your enemy will hear and rejoice.

Proverbs and old sayings Yemenite about enemies

Lend money and acquire an enemy.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about enemies, money

You buy yourself an enemy when you lend a man money.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about commerce, enemies, money, contentment, man

Beware of still water, a still dog, and a still enemy.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about enemies, water

A friend you get for nothing; an enemy must be bought.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about enemies, nothing, contentment

A good friend you get for nothing, an enemy you have to buy.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about commerce, enemies, nothing, contentment, good, good luck

Rejoice not at your enemy's fall, but don't pick him up, either.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about enemies, fall

When your enemy falls, don't rejoice -- but don't pick him up either.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about enemies

A person's worst enemy can't wish on him what he can think up himself.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about wish, enemies, people

What a man thinks up for himself, his worst enemy couldn't wish for him.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about wish, enemies, man

Enjoy breakfast all alone, share lunch with your best friend and give dinner to your enemy.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about enemies

Do not tell a friend anything you would conceal from an enemy.

Proverbs and old sayings about enemies, contentment

Ask advice of an ignorant man and he will think you are his enemy.

Proverbs and old sayings about advice, enemies, man, contentment

Faithful are the wounds of a friend; but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful.

Proverbs and old sayings about kiss, enemies