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The hunter does not rub himself in oil and lie by the fire to sleep.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about hunters, sleep, lie, fire, fire brigade

Deceit sleeps with greed.

Proverbs and old sayings about lie, greed

The shame you cannot lift away, you had better let lie.

Proverbs and old sayings about shame, lie, contentment

The speech of a maiden should no man trust nor the words which a woman says; for their hearts were shaped on a whirling wheel and falsehood fixed in their breasts.

Proverbs and old sayings about lie, word, woman, man

A blushing lie is better than the pale truth.

Proverbs and old sayings Norwegian about lie, truth

The shame you can't lift away, you had better let lie.

Proverbs and old sayings Norwegian about shame, lie, contentment

From truth to falsehood there's a four-finger distance.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian about lie, truth

Truth will not make you fat but you won't choke on a lie.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about lie, truth, contentment

He who serves two masters has to lie to one.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about lie

The archer that shoots badly has a lie ready.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about lie

Tell your friends a lie; if he keeps it secret tell him the truth.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about secret, lie, truth

He that will lie will steal.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about lie

He that will swear will lie.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about lie

Drunkards and fools cannot lie.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about lie

The brains don't lie in the beard.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about lie

A traveller may lie with authority.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about authority, lie

Almost and very nigh saves many a lie.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about lie

Old men and travellers may lie by authority.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about authority, lie, man, old, olderness

Only what you have in your hand is not a lie.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about lie, contentment

Though a lie be well dressed, it is ever overcome.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about lie