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A bird doesn't forget one who killed off his feathers during the rain season.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about season, rain

The leopard that covers its black spots with hamaton dust solution will truly be exposed when the rain season comes.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about season, magic, rain

There is no reason for war that reasonable men can't settle. Clouds and thunder don't always result in rain. A small cloud can hide the sun and the moon.

Proverbs and old sayings Armenian about reason, moon, war, rain, sun, man

To meet an old friend in a distant country is like the delight of rain after a long drought.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about country, rain, old, olderness

Happiness is like a sunbeam, which the least shadow intercepts, while adversity is often as the rain of spring.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about spring, shadow, happiness, rain

When lazy horses begin to start, old women to dance, and white clouds to rain, there is no stopping them.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about dance, rain, old, olderness

If Candlemas day be sunny and bright, winter will have another flight; if Candlemas day be cloudy with rain, winter is gone and won't come again.

Proverbs and old sayings about flight, rain, day

Those who dislike cats will be carried to the cemetery in the rain.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about rain

Those that dislike cats will be carried to the cemetery in the rain.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about rain

Saint Swithun's day, if thou be fair, for forty days it will remain; Saint Swithun's day, if thou bring rain, for forty days it will remain.

Proverbs and old sayings German about day, saints, rain

Agree between yourselves, quoth Arlotto, and I will make it rain.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about rain

Agree between yourselves (as to the time), quoth Arlotto, and I will make it rain.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about rain, time

Evening red and morning grey help the traveler on his way; evening grey and morning red bring down rain upon his head.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about help, rain, heads

A deaf man may not have heard the thunder but he surely will see the rain.

Proverbs and old sayings Malian about rain, man

A wise man carries his cloak in fair weather, an' a fool wants his in rain.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about weather, rain, man

Loving someone that does not love you is like loving the rain that falls in the forest.

Proverbs and old sayings about rain, love, contentment