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When violence comes into the house, law and justice leave through the chimney.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about violence, justice, law, home, house

If the lady of the house breaks something it is an unfortunate accident; if the servant does, then it is a terrible disaster.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about disaster, home, house

You can burn down a house, but can you hide the smoke?

Proverbs and old sayings Ugandan about smoke, home, house, contentment

The house-roof fights with the rain, but he who is sheltered ignores it.

Proverbs and old sayings Wolof about rain, home, house

When you sweep the house, you find everything.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about home, house, contentment

With a child in the house, all corners all full.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about children, home, house

Ask about your neighbors, and then buy the house.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about commerce, home, house

A man without a wife is a man without a house.

Proverbs and old sayings Zulu about wife, home, house, man

The house of the loud talker leaks.

Proverbs and old sayings Zulu about home, house

Do not leave your host's house throwing mud in his well.

Proverbs and old sayings Zulu about home, house

He who builds according to every man's advice will have a crooked house.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about advice, home, house, man

Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones

Proverbs and old sayings British about old, olderness

Christmas traditions and superstitions

In many romanian villages, in Christmas Eve, exists the tradition to smear the cattles and stables with garlic to keep away the bad spiritis. The people are smeared as well with garlic on the forehead,...

Traditions and superstitions Romanian

People who live in glass houses should not throw stones

Proverbs and old sayings British about people, old, olderness

A person who is stung by a bee fears a big housefly.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about people

Several repeated visits to the mud pit enable the wasp to build its house.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about home, house

Milk and honey have different colours, but they share the same house peacefully.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about home, house

One can see it but must not say, when the master of a house passes excreta in a pot.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about home, house