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He who rides the mule shoes her.

Proverbs and old sayings French

The mule long keeps a kick in reserve for its master.

Proverbs and old sayings French

Even the best mule still saves a kick for his master.

Proverbs and old sayings French

A bandicoot is lovely to his parents; a mule is pretty to its mate.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about parents

There are three creatures beyond ruling - a mule, a pig and a woman.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about woman

You cannot make the mule drink when he is not thirsty.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about drinking, contentment

A mule that thinks he is a stag discovers his mistake when he comes to leap over the ditch.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about mistake

A good mule can be sold in his own territory.

Proverbs and old sayings Maltese about good, good luck

The mule wasn't born wild, the stick made her that way.

Proverbs and old sayings Mexican

He who wants a mule without a fault, must walk on foot.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian

If the mule isn't kicking, it's biting.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

When you see that it's going astray, take the mule by the reins.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment

You drive a donkey with a stick, an ox and a mule with a prod, and the horse with a whip and spurs.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about contentment

New trappings to an old mule.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about old, olderness

He who talks to a mule is one himself.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

Woe to the mule that sees not her master.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

A mule and a woman do what is expected of them.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about woman

They asked the mule who his father was.

Proverbs and old sayings Tunisian

A mule driver is not aware of the stink of his animals.

Proverbs and old sayings Yemenite about animals

It is better to ride for half a year on a good horse than to spend your entire life riding on a mule.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about life, good, good luck