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If a father does not cultivate, the son does not inherit land.

Proverbs and old sayings

A clean mouth and honest hand, will take a man through any land.

Proverbs and old sayings German about man

Nurenberg wit and a skilful hand, will find their way through every land.

Proverbs and old sayings German

Little drops of water, little grains of sand, make the mighty ocean and the pleasant land.

Proverbs and old sayings German about water

A nail secures the horse-shoe, the shoe the horse, the horse the man, the man the castle, and the castle the whole land.

Proverbs and old sayings German about man

There is hope from the sea but there is no hope from the land.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about hope

Smoke in your own country is purer than fire in a foreign land.

Proverbs and old sayings Lithuanian about smoke, country, fire, fire brigade

When you are looking for a country with no tombstones you will find yourself in the land of cannibals.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about country, contentment

You may take Mull from me, but you can't take sea and land from me.

Proverbs and old sayings about contentment

Salt comes from north, gold from south and silver from the land of Whites, but the Word of God, the famous things, histories and fairy tales, we only find them in Timbuktu.

Proverbs and old sayings about fairy tales, word, things, god