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Greater qualities are needed to bear good fortune than bad.

Proverbs and old sayings French about wealth, bad luck, bad, good, good luck

Greater fools than they of Zago, who dunged the steeple to make it grow.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

The greater your troubles, the greater is your opportunity to show yourself a worthy person.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about problems, chance, people

The greater the truth, the greater the libel.

Proverbs and old sayings English about truth

The greater the sinner, the greater the saint.

Proverbs and old sayings English about saints

The greater the fool, the greater his insolence.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin

There are no greater prudes than those women who have their own dirty secrets to hide.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan

The smaller the lizard the greater the hope of becoming a crocodile.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about hope

Blessings of ancestors are greater than those of a living human being.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about ancestors, human imperfections, being

Man is greater than the tools he invents.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about tools, americans, man

Higher duties mean greater responsibilities.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

To be trusted is a greater compliment than to be loved.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

Affectation is a greater enemy to the face than smallpox.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about enemies, face, americans

The man who flatters you is a liar: the greater the flattery, the bigger the liar.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about flattering, americans, man, contentment

There is no greater misfortune than your own.

Proverbs and old sayings

What greater crime than loss of time?

Proverbs and old sayings British about crime, criminals, time

To enjoy a grander sight, climb to a greater height.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

There is no greater calamity than being consumed by greed.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about greed, being

The greater the fear the nearer the danger.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about danger, fear

No greater promisers than they who have nothing to give.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about nothing