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It's often a man's mouth broke his nose.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about man

What is nearest the heart is nearest the mouth.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about heart

When wrathful words arise a closed mouth is soothing.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about word

When your hand is in the dog's mouth, withdraw it gently.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish

If there is bitterness in the heart, sugar in the mouth won't make life sweeter.

Proverbs and old sayings about life, heart

Into the mouth of a wolf.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

Big mouthfuls often choke.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

A shut mouth catches no flies.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

A greased mouth cannot say no.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

It's a bad mouthful that chokes.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about bad luck, bad

No pear falls into a shut mouth.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

Open thy mouth that I may know thee.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

The best pears fall into the pigs' mouths.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about fall

A pear will never fall into a closed mouth.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about fall

The heart does not think all the mouth says.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about heart

Every time the sheep bleats it loseth a mouthful.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about time

Between the hand and the mouth the soup is spilt.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

Who has no money in his purse must have honey in his mouth.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about money

He who would stop every man's mouth must have a great deal of meal.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about man

He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life; but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about destruction, life