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A fool gives full vent to his anger, but a wise man keeps himself under control.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about anger, man

For an honest man half his wits are enough; the whole is too little for a knave.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about man

A fool finds pleasure in evil conduct, but a man of understanding delights in wisdom.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about conduct, pleasure, wisdom, man

When a man has fallen into the mire, the more he flounders the more he fouls himself.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about man

He is not an honest man who has burned his tongue and does not tell the company that the soup is hot.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about companies, man

A priest is a man who is called Father by everyone except his own children who are obliged to call him Uncle.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about children, man

A poor man's sheep will never get fat.

Proverbs and old sayings about man

The death of an elderly man is like a burning library.

Proverbs and old sayings about death, man

Boastin' man brudder a de liar.

Proverbs and old sayings Jamaican about man

One-eye man a king a blind country.

Proverbs and old sayings Jamaican about country, blind, man

Cuss-cuss never bore hole a man' kin.

Proverbs and old sayings Jamaican about man

Every man honest till de day him ketch.

Proverbs and old sayings Jamaican about day, man

A little pepper burns a big man's mouth.

Proverbs and old sayings Jamaican about man

Every man know whe' him own house de leak.

Proverbs and old sayings Jamaican about home, house, man

You shake man's hand, you no shake his heart.

Proverbs and old sayings Jamaican about heart, contentment, man

All kind of fish eat man, only shark get blame.

Proverbs and old sayings Jamaican about fishing, man

You shake a man's hand, you don't shake his heart.

Proverbs and old sayings Jamaican about heart, contentment, man

Godamighty mek man straight, a rum mek him can't 'tan' up.

Proverbs and old sayings Jamaican about man

The umbrella was made for rainy days, the white man uses it for the sun.

Proverbs and old sayings Jamaican about day, sun, man

A man's word is his honor.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about word, man