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That which does not kill you, makes you stronger.

Proverbs and old sayings English about contentment

Fresh pork and new wine kill a man before his time.

Proverbs and old sayings English about wine, time, man

Stupidity won't kill you, but it can make you sweat.

Proverbs and old sayings English about stupidity, contentment

Why kill time when one can employ it?

Proverbs and old sayings French about time

You don't have to kill the chicken to get eggs.

Proverbs and old sayings French about contentment

Fear and restlessness kill more than do illnesses.

Proverbs and old sayings French about fear

On Saint Thomas the Divine kill all turkeys, geese and swine.

Proverbs and old sayings German about saints

You cannot kill an elephant with bullets of wax.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about contentment

The stick that breaks the window does not kill a dog.

Proverbs and old sayings Gypsy about gypsies

You don't kill a gypsy by cutting him in ten pieces -- you only make ten more gypsies.

Proverbs and old sayings Gypsy about gypsies, contentment

A foreseen disaster should not kill the handicapped.

Proverbs and old sayings Hatian about disaster

Ignorance doesn't necessarily kill you but it makes you sweat a lot.

Proverbs and old sayings Hatian about ignorance, contentment

Two dogs can kill a lion.

Proverbs and old sayings

That's how the world is: wolves kill sheep.

Proverbs and old sayings about world

Never kill a man who says nothing.

Proverbs and old sayings about nothing, man

Don't poison someone whom you can kill with sweets.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about contentment

Justice is better than admiration If you are going to kill, then kill an elephant; if you are going to steal make sure it's a treasure.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about admiration, treasure, justice, contentment

It's hard to kill a bad thing.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about things, bad luck, bad

You should never stop the plough to kill a mouse.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about contentment

You can kill a dog more way than by choking it with butter.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about contentment