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Happy the marriage where the husband is the head and the wife the heart.

Proverbs and old sayings Estonian about marriage, husband, happiness, wife, heads, heart

Happy the child whose father goes to the devil.

Proverbs and old sayings French about happiness, children, devil

Happy is the man who has a handsome wife close to an abbey.

Proverbs and old sayings French about happiness, wife, man

To make a happy couple, the husband must be deaf and the wife blind.

Proverbs and old sayings French about couple, husband, happiness, blind, wife

He who marries on a rainy day will be happy for the rest of his life.

Proverbs and old sayings French about rest, happiness, life, day

Good pay makes happy workers.

Proverbs and old sayings German about workers, happiness, good, good luck

A happy man does not hear the clock strike.

Proverbs and old sayings German about happiness, man

Happy is the one who forgets that which cannot be changed.

Proverbs and old sayings German about happiness

Instead of complaining that the rosebush is full of thorns, be happy that the thorn bush has roses.

Proverbs and old sayings German about happiness

He who would be happy should stay at home.

Proverbs and old sayings Greek about happiness, home

He who wants to be happy must stay at home.

Proverbs and old sayings Greek about happiness, home

A wise son makes his father happy; a foolish one grieves his mother.

Proverbs and old sayings about happiness, mother

Happy the generation where the great listen to the small, for it follows that in such a generation the small will listen to the great.

Proverbs and old sayings about happiness

He who trusts is happy; the doubter is wise.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about happiness

The person who trusts is happy; the person who doubts is wise.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about people, happiness

Happy is the woman whose husband does not speak to her.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about husband, happiness, woman

Who is blind? He who can see no other world. Who is dumb? He who can say nothing pleasant about his lot. Who is poor? He who is troubled with too many desires. Who is rich? He who is happy with his lot.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about happiness, blind, wealth, world, nothing

He who lives with hope dies happy.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about hope, happiness

Many a happy colt makes a fine horse.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about happiness

All happy endings are beginnings as well.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about happiness