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Who lies with the blind gets up cross-eyed.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about blind

He who tells no lies will not grow up.

Proverbs and old sayings Ugandan

The best part of happiness lies is in the secret heart of a lover.

Proverbs and old sayings Ugandan about happiness, secret, heart

There are many lies but barely one truth.

Proverbs and old sayings Ukrainian about truth

Borrowed bread lies heavy on the stomach.

Proverbs and old sayings Ukrainian

He that lies on the ground cannot fall.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about fall

It's better to be punished for telling the truth than to be rewarded for saying lies.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about truth

A man may woo where he will, but he will wed where his luck lies.

Proverbs and old sayings British about bad luck, good luck, man

If you are rich, you speak the truth if you are poor, your words are but lies.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about truth, word, wealth, contentment

Today's beneficiary is the incarnation of his preexisting well-doer; the fate of one's next existence lies in his existence today.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about existence, destiny

The nearest boor is the nearest kinsman when the calf lies in the ditch.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

The matchmaker always asks for too much money for his eight hundred lies.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about money

When two elephants meet on a narrow bridge, they get nowhere until one of them backs down or lies down.

Proverbs and old sayings

Truth came to market but could not be sold; however, we buy lies with ready cash.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about stores, commerce, truth