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When a proud man hears another praised, he feels himself injured.

Proverbs and old sayings English about proudness, man

The work praises the man.

Proverbs and old sayings British about work, man, old, olderness

Every peddler praises his own needles.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

One woman never praises another.

Proverbs and old sayings Estonian about woman

Every cook praises his own broth.

Proverbs and old sayings Canadian about kitchen

When a fool is cursed, he thinks he is being praised.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about being

He is a fool who praises the fruit of a tree and forgets its roots.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

The lizard that jumped from the high iroko tree to the ground said he would praise himself if no one else did.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about praise

Honesty is praised and left to starve.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about honesty, americans

When a father praises his son, he flatters himself.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

A mouth that praises and a hand that kills.

Proverbs and old sayings

Ate and praised is better than ate and was silence.

Proverbs and old sayings about silence

When a blind man dies, he is praised as having beautiful eyes.

Proverbs and old sayings about blind, eyes, man

The most praised form of fluency is silence when talk isn't wise.

Proverbs and old sayings about silence

The good milking cow is praised after her death.

Proverbs and old sayings about death, good, good luck

Counsel must be followed, not praised.

Proverbs and old sayings British about moral

The most highly praised woman is the one about whom no one speaks.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about woman

Some people want to be praised for the rest of their lives for what they have done well for one day.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about rest, people, day

A full stomach praises Lent.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish