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A drowning man is not troubled by rain.

Proverbs and old sayings about rain, man

A fool sees not the same tree that a wise man sees.

Proverbs and old sayings about man

A man may well bring a horse to the water, but he cannot make him drink.

Proverbs and old sayings British about drinking, water, man

A man is not honest simply because he never had a chance to steal.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about chance, man

A man should live if only to satisfy his curiosity.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about curiosity, man

A wise man hears one word and understands two.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about word, man

An angry man is not fit to pray.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about pray, man

Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. Teach him how to fish and he'll eat forever.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about fishing, day, man

If a man deceives me once, shame on him; if he deceives me twice, shame on me.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about shame, man

If you wish to know the mind of a man, listen to his words.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about wish, mind, word, man, contentment

In a calm sea, every man is a pilot.

Proverbs and old sayings English about man

Laws control the lesser man; right conduct controls the greater one.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about conduct, rightness, man

Love enters a man through his eyes, woman through her ears.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about eyes, woman, love, man

No man limps because another is hurt.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about man

Six hours' sleep for a man, seven for a woman and eight for a fool.

Proverbs and old sayings English about sleep, woman, man

The best thing about a man is his dog.

Proverbs and old sayings French about things, man

The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man

The man who does not love a horse cannot love a woman.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about love, woman, man

The man who strikes first admits that his ideas have given out.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man

The man with the boots does not mind where he places his foot.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about mind, man