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One beam, no matter how big, cannot support an entire house on its own.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about home, house

Before you plan to improve the world, look around your own house three times.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about world, home, house, contentment

Before you prepare to improve the world, look around your own house three times.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about world, home, house, contentment

On entering a country, ask what is forbidden, on entering a village, ask what are the customs, on entering a private house, ask what should not be mentioned.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about country, home, house

Going into a country the first time, ask what is forbidden; on entering a village, ask what are the customs; on entering a private house, ask what should not be mentioned.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about country, home, house, time

If you own two houses, it's raining in one of them.

Proverbs and old sayings about contentment

A thin cat and a fat woman are the shame of a household.

Proverbs and old sayings about shame, woman

Envy does not enter empty houses.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about envy

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

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

A cross-grained woman and a snappish dog take care of the house.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about home, house, woman

Smoke, rain, and a scolding wife, are three bad things in a house.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about smoke, rain, wife, things, home, house, bad luck, bad

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

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about home, house, man

It is too late to throw water on the cinders when the house is burnt down.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about home, house, water

If you build according to every man's advice, you will have a crooked house.

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

One lamp can't light two houses.

Proverbs and old sayings about light

An ape, a priest, and a louse, are three devils in one house.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about devil, home, house

Wisdom in the man, patience in the wife, brings peace to the house, and a happy life.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about patience, happiness, peace, wisdom, wife, life, home, house, man

Fools build houses and wise men live in them.

Proverbs and old sayings English about man

Those who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Proverbs and old sayings English

People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.

Proverbs and old sayings English about people