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Renown is more lasting than life.

Proverbs and old sayings about life

As unsteady as an egg on a stick.

Proverbs and old sayings

Each draws water to his own mill.

Proverbs and old sayings about water

Many a shot goes into the heather.

Proverbs and old sayings

Better to hear the evil than see it.

Proverbs and old sayings

The owl is mourning, rain is coming.

Proverbs and old sayings about rain

Fingal's sword never had to cut twice.

Proverbs and old sayings

Wrong cannot rest, nor ill deed stand.

Proverbs and old sayings about rest, bad

Sweet sings each bird in his own grove.

Proverbs and old sayings

A friend's eye is a good looking-glass.

Proverbs and old sayings about good, good luck

Better than gold is a tale rightly told.

Proverbs and old sayings about fairy tales

A man can sleep on every hurt but his own.

Proverbs and old sayings about sleep, man

The yellow dung-fly makes the loudest hum.

Proverbs and old sayings

Kings will find armies, and the world men.

Proverbs and old sayings about world, man

Good sword has often been in poor scabbard.

Proverbs and old sayings about good, good luck

Raindrops come heavy on a house unthatched.

Proverbs and old sayings about home, house

It's a long river whose head can't be found.

Proverbs and old sayings about heads

I would know your gift by your graciousness.

Proverbs and old sayings about gifts

He thought the ocean his own under his spells.

Proverbs and old sayings about thinking

If bad be the raven, his company is no better.

Proverbs and old sayings about companies, bad luck, bad