Whoever knew you when you were small will not respect you when you're big.
Proverbs and old sayings about respect, contentment
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Never be boastful; someone may pass who knew you as a child.
Proverbs and old sayings British about children, contentment
If youth knew what age would crave, it would both get and save.
Proverbs and old sayings British about youth, age, olderness
If the panther knew how much he is feared, he would do much more harm.
Proverbs and old sayings Cameroonian
Never boast -- you might meet someone who knew you as a child.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about children, contentment
Never be boastful; someone may come along who knew you as a child.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about children, contentment
If a bird knew how poor he was it wouldn't sing so beautifully.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish
He would be wise who knew all things beforehand.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about things
If a man knew where he would fall, he would spread straw there first.
Proverbs and old sayings Finnish about fall, man
If youth knew. if age could.
Proverbs and old sayings French about youth, age, olderness
If the young only knew; if the old only could.
Proverbs and old sayings French about old, olderness
If some men knew who some men were, then some would pay the more honour there.
Proverbs and old sayings German about honour, man
If we knew where death resided, we would never stay there.
Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about death
I saw you at Lucca, I knew you at Pisa.
Proverbs and old sayings Italian about contentment
If youth but knew and age but could do.
Proverbs and old sayings Italian about youth, age, olderness
If the young man knew, if the old man could, there is nothing but would be done.
Proverbs and old sayings Italian about nothing, man, old, olderness
If my shirt knew my design, I'd burn it.
Proverbs and old sayings Japanese
He who knew you when you were young will not respect you when you grow up.
Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese about respect, contentment
The person who knew you when you were young will seldom respect you as an adult.
Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese about respect, people, contentment
If a man knew what would be dear, he would be but Merchant for a year.
Proverbs and old sayings about man
