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He who wants to eat honey should endure the stings.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese

To a starving man bread is sweeter than honey.

Proverbs and old sayings Lithuanian about man

Marriage is a lick of honey and a barrel of bitter.

Proverbs and old sayings Maltese about marriage, bitter

Friendship is honey, but don't eat it all.

Proverbs and old sayings Moroccan about friendship

He who touches honey is compelled to lick his fingers.

Proverbs and old sayings Moroccan

The tar of my country is better than the honey of others.

Proverbs and old sayings Moroccan about country

Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bone.

Proverbs and old sayings Moroccan about soul, word

Flies will easily fly into the honey -- their problem is how to get out.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian

Mouth of honey, heart of gall.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about heart

A little gall spoils much honey.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

Mouth from honey, heart of gall.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about heart

To sell honey to one who keeps hives.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about commerce

Michael, Michael, you have no bees, and yet you sell honey!

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about commerce, contentment

A fly follows the honey.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian

Too much honey cloys the stomach.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian

He that has no honey in his pot, let him have it in his mouth.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian

You will catch more flies with a spoonful of honey than with a gallon of vinegar.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about trap, contentment

Whoever wants honey must breed bees.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian

A spoonful of tar in a barrel of honey.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian

Until you have smoked out the bees, you can't eat the honey.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about contentment