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God said, Eat and drink, but He didn't say, Gorge to the full.
Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about drinking, god
A hungry calf cannot frisk happily over another with a full stomach.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
If you think you're too small to be noticed go and sleep in a room which is full of mosquitoes.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about sleep, contentment
One coin in the money box makes more noise than when it is full.
Proverbs and old sayings about money
When asked, What news from the sea? The fish replied I have a lot to say, but my mouth is full of water.
Proverbs and old sayings Armenian about fishing, water
The baby that refuses its mother's breast, will never be full.
Proverbs and old sayings about mother
The cimex lives in the firewood and still it reaches its full growth.
Proverbs and old sayings
A small cottage wherein laughter lives is worth more than a castle full of tears.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about laughter, tears
It is easy for someone to talk about fasting when he has a full belly.
Proverbs and old sayings Croatian about fasting
One penny in the pot (money-box) makes more noise than when it is full.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about money
More flies are caught with a spoonful of syrup than with a barrel full of vinegar.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch
Spring is when you feel like whistling even with a shoe full of slush.
Proverbs and old sayings English about spring, contentment
The problem that has no name--which is simply the fact that American women are kept from growing to their full human capacities--is taking a far greater toll on the physical and mental health of our
Proverbs and old sayings French about human imperfections, name, americans
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
The house of envy lies in the lowest hollows, golden, sunless, breathed upon by no wind, grim and filled full of inert chill, and lacking warmth, is always roiled in fog.
Proverbs and old sayings Greek about envy, home, house
If you stab out the eye of thy neighbor cut off two finger and dip them in honey. Cook them in lemon curd and present them to his family in a pigeon pie. If they dine on a full moon his eye will sprout again from it's socket.
Proverbs and old sayings Gypsy about kitchen, present, gypsies, family, moon, contentment
Men are like bagpipes no sound comes from them until they're full.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about man
Men are like bagpipes: no sound comes from them till they're full.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about man
