None are more haughty than a common place person raised to power.
Proverbs and old sayings French about proudness, common sense, power, people
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He who takes his rank lightly raises his own dignity.
Proverbs and old sayings about dignity
Those who hunt deer sometimes raise tigers.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian
Softly, don't raise a dust.
Proverbs and old sayings Italian
Hunger and delay raise up anger.
Proverbs and old sayings Latin about anger, hunger
Being but a woman, raise not the sword.
Proverbs and old sayings Latin about being, woman
It is easier to raise the Devil than to lay him.
Proverbs and old sayings Latin about devil
Being but a woman, raise not the sword. [Offer not assistance when you can be of no service. ]
Proverbs and old sayings Latin about being, woman, contentment
A dog will always be a dog, even if he is raised by lions.
Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese
A woman can raise you to heaven and can dump you in hell.
Proverbs and old sayings Maltese about hell, woman, contentment
Children raised, doubled work.
Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about children, work
Don't raise your stick and the dog won't bark at you.
Proverbs and old sayings Russian about contentment
A timid or cowardly person may be raised against the most valuable and useful things.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about people, things
The thatcher said unto his man, Let's raise this ladder if we can. - But first let's drink, maister.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about drinking, man
A raised salary has been earned by service.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about salary
Overwhelming courtesy raises concern that you may be being deceitful.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about worry, being, contentment
A blind man's stroke, which raises a dust from beneath water.
Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about blind, water, man
