If we are both masters, then who shall lead the mules?
Proverbs and old sayings
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The slave must be content with the joys of his master.
Proverbs and old sayings
He who has a boss is not the master of his burden.
Proverbs and old sayings about heads, burden
As the master is away the workers take rest.
Proverbs and old sayings Bengali about workers, rest
When the master is absent, the frogs hop into the house.
Proverbs and old sayings about absent, home, house
Hunger is a bigger master than the king.
Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian about hunger
When the master of the house tells a lie, then offer him a chair.
Proverbs and old sayings Burundi about lie, home, house
Before you beat a dog, find out who its master is.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment
He who is master of himself cannot tolerate another boss.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about heads
Before you beat the dog, find out the name of his master.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about name, contentment
Display one's proficiency of axe in front of the master carpenter.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
A horse with two masters is always skinny; the ship with two captains sinks.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
The emperor is the father of his people, not a master to be served by slaves.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about people
A dog won't forsake his master because of poverty; a son never deserts his mother because of her homely appearance.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about poverty, mother
The person who is his own master cannot tolerate another boss. It's better to be without a book than to believe a book entirely. When economy goes south, people get political.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about economy, heads, people, faith
What can a cat do if its master is crazy.
Proverbs and old sayings
Two are the masters of one.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish
Sickness is every man's master.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about man
The master derives from his art.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about art, magic
As the master is, so are his men.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about man
