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He was born on a Sunday, he likes work ready done.

Proverbs and old sayings French about work

When one has not what one likes, one must like what one has.

Proverbs and old sayings French

No one likes to bell the cat.

Proverbs and old sayings German

He who likes cherries soon learns to climb.

Proverbs and old sayings German

He who tickles himself, laughs when he likes.

Proverbs and old sayings German

The devil likes to souse what is already wet.

Proverbs and old sayings German about devil

He who drinks no more still likes to see the beer pulled.

Proverbs and old sayings German

The hen likes to lay in a nest where there are eggs already.

Proverbs and old sayings German

The world likes to have night-owls, that it may have matter for wonder.

Proverbs and old sayings German about miracle, night, world

An old cat likes young mice.

Proverbs and old sayings Greek about old, olderness

The toad likes water, but not when it's boiling.

Proverbs and old sayings Guinean about water

Laziness likes to justify itself for not doing anything because it cannot do everything.

Proverbs and old sayings about laziness

Even on old goat likes to lick salt.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about old, olderness

The cat also likes fish but keeps away from water.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about fishing, water

One likes the priest, someone else his wife, I prefer his daughter.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about wife

Every man likes the smell of his own farts.

Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic about man

Youth likes to wander.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about wanderer, youth

God likes help when helping people.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about help, people, god

Every fox likes a henroost.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

He who does as he likes has no headache.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian