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If you wait for the downfall of the king, god will not make it sound.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about god, contentment
Being a swimmer and spending time in the water does not make you a fish.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about being, fishing, time, water, contentment
Teaching a monkey to eat with a fork and knife will never make it a man.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about teaching, man
To love someone who does not love you, is like shaking a tree to make the dew drops fall.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about love, fall, contentment
A snake and millipede can both craw on their bellies but this doesn't make them brothers.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
No matter how beautiful and well crafted a coffin might look, it will not make anyone wish for death.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about wish, death
When a stiff-necked bull stands with its four legs planted firmly and refuses to move, you cannot make it go ahead only by pulling it by the reins and using your whip.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment
Early childhood should be as happy and carefree as you can make it.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about childhood, happiness, americans, contentment
Those who argue with each other on the highway will often make up in the lane.
Proverbs and old sayings
The friend who helps me and the enemy who does me no harm, make a pair of earrings.
Proverbs and old sayings Armenian about enemies
Those who have free tickets to the theater have the most criticism to make.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about criticism
The fangs of the green snake and the sting of a wasp don't really make poison -- that is only to be found in a woman's heart.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about heart, woman
Where money and counsel are wanting, it is best not to make war.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about moral, war, money
Buy him at his own price and sell him at yours and you'll make no bargain.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about commerce, contentment
If the best man's faults were written on his forehead, it would make him pull his hat over his eyes.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about eyes, man
When you're at the dealing table, always look for the sucker-- and make sure it isn't you.
Proverbs and old sayings Egyptian about contentment
You can take the ox to the river, but begging it won't make it drink.
Proverbs and old sayings about drinking, contentment
When a cow is lost it is something to recover its tail, were it only to make a handle for one's door.
Proverbs and old sayings French
