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Without human companions, paradise itself would be an undesirable place.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about paradise, human imperfections

Life is like a boat you move on when you paddle and stay in the same place if not.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about life, contentment

Don't expect to be offered a chair when you are visiting a place where the chief sits on the floor.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

If you dig a hole to bury a person but instead of burying that person you may be the one to be buried in this place.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about people, contentment

Put things into their places, and they will put you into your place.

Proverbs and old sayings about things, contentment

A poor man would like to have some fun, but he cannot find the right place.

Proverbs and old sayings about rightness, man

A well educated man always has a kind word to say about the place where he spends the night.

Proverbs and old sayings Berber about word, night, man

No matter how much the wise man travels, he always lives in the same place.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man

He who governs by his moral excellence may be compared to the Pole star which abides in its place while all other stars bow towards it.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about celebrity, moral, stars

If there's thunder at Capu di Staghju, leave the wheat outside. If there's thunder at Capu di Muru, put it in a safe place.

Proverbs and old sayings

It's by following his friends that a crab lost its hiding place.

Proverbs and old sayings

It has been blowing hard--the dirt has been blown into high places.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

Money isn't everything, but it's way ahead of whatever is in second place.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about money

One day is as good as two for him who does everything in its place.

Proverbs and old sayings French about day, good, good luck

One day is as good as two for the person who does everything in its place.

Proverbs and old sayings French about people, day, good, good luck

Do not judge your fellow man until you have stood in his place.

Proverbs and old sayings about judges, man, contentment

In a community, your reputation matters. in a strange place, your clothing counts.

Proverbs and old sayings about prestige

One should not stand at the foot of a sick person's bed, because that place is reserved for the guardian angel.

Proverbs and old sayings Jewish about angels, people

Safely housed to listen to the storm outside. [To contemplate danger from a safe place. ]

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about danger

My bark, once struck by the fury of the storm, dreads again to approach the place of danger.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about danger