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One meets his destiny often in the road he takes to avoid it.

Proverbs and old sayings French about destiny

You often meet your destiny on the road you take to avoid it.

Proverbs and old sayings French about destiny, contentment

The cart ruins the road, the woman the man, the water the wine.

Proverbs and old sayings French about wine, woman, water, man

Better to have a friend on the road than gold or silver in your purse.

Proverbs and old sayings French

Better to have a friend on the road than gold and silver in your purse.

Proverbs and old sayings French

The nearer the inn, the longer the road.

Proverbs and old sayings German

Between wording and working is a long road.

Proverbs and old sayings German

The road to ruin is paved with good intentions.

Proverbs and old sayings German about good, good luck

He who builds by the road-side has many masters.

Proverbs and old sayings German

What good is it to run when you are on the wrong road?

Proverbs and old sayings German about bad, good, good luck, contentment

To spend much and gain little is the sure road to ruin.

Proverbs and old sayings German

Priests and road signs show you the way but don't go with you.

Proverbs and old sayings German about astrology, contentment

The straight road is the best.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian

He has passed the road to Damascus.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian

One road leads to heaven but many lead to hell.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about hell

Better to return from half-way than to take a wrong road.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about bad

An udara fruit that falls on the side of the road is asking to be eaten.

Proverbs and old sayings Igbo

No one was ever lost on a straight road.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian

The road to Heaven is well signposted, but it is badly lit at night.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about night

Go softly at bad bits of road.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about bad luck, bad