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Man learns little from success, but much from failure.

Proverbs and old sayings British about failure, success, man

Man is harder than a stone and more brittle than an egg.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian about man

Man's eyelids are transparent.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man

Man is heaven and earth in miniature.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about earth, man

Man has a thousand plans, heaven but one.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man

Man concocts a million schemes; god knows but one.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about god, man

Mankind scorns a virtuous man, but heaven does not.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man

Man cannot stir one inch without the push of heaven's finger.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man

Man fools himself. He prays for a long life and he fears old age.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about olderness, age, life, man, old

Man is the head of the family, woman the neck that turns the head.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about heads, family, woman, man

Man's heart is never satisfied; the snake would swallow the elephant.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about heart, man

Man who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait very, very long time.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about time, man

Man punishes the action, but God the intention.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about intention, action, god, man

Many a man is a good friend but a bad neighbour.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about bad luck, bad, good, good luck, man

Many a man labours for the day he will never live to see.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about day, man

Many a fool might pass for a wise man if he would only keep his mouth shut.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about man

Man fears time - Time fears the pyramids.

Proverbs and old sayings Egyptian about time, man

Man with four balls can't walk.

Proverbs and old sayings English about man

Man is after money, but money is after his soul.

Proverbs and old sayings Estonian about money, soul, man

Man is preceded by forest and followed by desert.

Proverbs and old sayings French about man