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The lion's share.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian

An ass in a lion's skin.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian

The lion won't turn on a barking puppy.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian

Better be the head of an ass than the tail of a lion.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about heads

He's as bold as a lammermuir lion.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

He that has his hand in the lion's mouth maun tak it out the best way he can.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

A continuous fever even grounds the lion.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

Better to die in the clutches of the lion than under the tail of a jackass.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about death

A cat in her house has the teeth of a lion.

Proverbs and old sayings about home, house

You don't go searching for bones in a lion's den.

Proverbs and old sayings about searching, contentment

Even the brave are scared by a lion three times: first by its tracks, again by its roar, and one last time face to face.

Proverbs and old sayings about face, time

A brave man is scared of a lion three times: first when he sees the tracks; second when he hears the first roar; and third when they are face to face.

Proverbs and old sayings about face, man

Knowledge is like a lion; it cannot be gently embraced.

Proverbs and old sayings about knowledge

Little birds may pick a dead lion.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

The lion is not so fierce as he is painted.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

The lion's not half so fierce as he's painted.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

Better be the head of a rat than the tail of a lion.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about heads

Bachelor, a peacock; betrothed, a lion; married, an ass.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

The bachelor is a peacock, the fiancT is a lion and the married man a mule.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about man

At twenty a man will be a peacock, at thirty a lion, at forty a camel, at fifty a serpent, at sixty a dog, at seventy a monkey, and at eighty nothing.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about nothing, man