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No marriage contract is made without a quarrel.

Proverbs and old sayings about marriage

Breasts adorn a woman and make a man look ugly.

Proverbs and old sayings about woman, man

Gluttony has killed more people than famine has.

Proverbs and old sayings about people

A wedding is like a funeral, but with musicians.

Proverbs and old sayings about marriage

Approach the perfumer and thou wilt be perfumed.

Proverbs and old sayings

The beginning of sin is sweet; its end is bitter.

Proverbs and old sayings about beginning, bitter, sin, end

Kindness is the beginning and the end of the law.

Proverbs and old sayings about beginning, law, end

Gamblers do not contribute to the public welfare.

Proverbs and old sayings about public

All kinds of hellish devils rule an angry person.

Proverbs and old sayings about devil, rules, people

When you're in a strange city, adopt its manners.

Proverbs and old sayings about city, contentment

There are seventy ways of interpreting the bible.

Proverbs and old sayings

When the wise man gets angry, he stops being wise.

Proverbs and old sayings about being, man

A basic rule of caution: don't be overly cautious.

Proverbs and old sayings about prudence, rules

God detests a man who rushes to accuse a neighbor.

Proverbs and old sayings about god, man

Choose an easy death for one who must be executed.

Proverbs and old sayings about death

Whoever prays loudly, it shows he has little faith.

Proverbs and old sayings about faith

Poverty runs after the poor, wealth after the rich.

Proverbs and old sayings about wealth, poverty

The truth is a heavy burden that few care to carry.

Proverbs and old sayings about burden, truth

When a life is at stake, don't follow the majority.

Proverbs and old sayings about life

Small children, a headache; big children, heartache.

Proverbs and old sayings about children