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A hero is one who knows how to hang on one minute longer.

Proverbs and old sayings Norwegian about heroism

You cannot hang everything on one nail.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian about contentment

The man of sense does not hang up his knowledge.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about common sense, sense, knowledge, man

Save a thief from the gallows and he will help to hang you.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about help, thieves, contentment

Abuse doesn't hang on the collar.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian

You cannot hang everything on a single peg.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about contentment

A soldier on furlough lets his shirt hang out of his trousers.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian

He that is evil deem'd is half hang'd.

Proverbs and old sayings

He that was born to be hang'd will never be drown'd.

Proverbs and old sayings

He was scant of news, that told his father was hang'd.

Proverbs and old sayings

All the keys in the land do not hang from one girdle.

Proverbs and old sayings

Give a dog an ill name and ye may hang him.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about name

Give them tow enough and they'll hang themsels.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Mony ways to kill a dog though ye dinna hang him.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Praise the sea but hang on to the land.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about praise

Who fails to listen to his elders, will hang his knapsack in the wrong place.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about bad

Give a dog a bad name and hang it.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about name, bad luck, bad

Let every sheep hang by it own foot.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

The wise man does not hang his knowledge on a hook.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about knowledge, man

Peralvillo justice: hang a man first and try him afterwards.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about justice, man