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If a caged bird isn't singing for love, it's singing in a rage.

Proverbs and old sayings about love

May problems with neighbors last only as long as snow in March.

Proverbs and old sayings about problems

He who wins the first hand, leaves with only his pants in hand.

Proverbs and old sayings

If the sea were made of wine, how many drunkards there would be.

Proverbs and old sayings about wine

At the beginning of January, take the bull to fields of heather.

Proverbs and old sayings about beginning

He who wants to have arms and necessities can take them himself.

Proverbs and old sayings

To make your neighbor jealous, go to bed early and get up early.

Proverbs and old sayings

A pound's worth of tears will not settle a penny's worth of debt.

Proverbs and old sayings about tears

There's no point in whistling at an ox who doesn't want to drink.

Proverbs and old sayings about drinking

Misery and poverty are two sisters; discord is their first cousin.

Proverbs and old sayings about poverty

He who goes slowly, goes surely; and he who goes surely, goes far.

Proverbs and old sayings

Once grape gathering has finished, you have to hang up the basket.

Proverbs and old sayings about contentment

Beautiful things are never as beautiful as those that are pleasing.

Proverbs and old sayings about things

Santa Maria, Sich? : if you're not a thief you won't be happy there.

Proverbs and old sayings about happiness, thieves, contentment

Ajaccio, Ajaccio, if you don't go there, you won't lose your money.

Proverbs and old sayings about money, contentment

When the sky looks like a hot oven, if no rain today, rain tomorrow.

Proverbs and old sayings about rain, sky

What a sad bench it is that has never been sat upon by a grey beard.

Proverbs and old sayings

When peaches flower and ripen, days and nights have the same length.

Proverbs and old sayings about garden, day

A curse turns around and strikes the one who uttered it in the face.

Proverbs and old sayings about face

Black ewe and white ewe: they who die, die, and those who live, live.

Proverbs and old sayings about death, magic