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And he repents in thorns that sleeps in beds of roses.

Proverbs and old sayings English

In the morning be first up, and in the evening last to go to bed, for they that sleep catch no fish.

Proverbs and old sayings English about sleep, trap, fishing

One sleeps like one makes his bed.

Proverbs and old sayings Finnish

Work doesn't scare him, but he could lay down near it and sleep.

Proverbs and old sayings Finnish about sleep, work

Wake not a sleeping cat.

Proverbs and old sayings French

Hatred watches while friendship sleeps.

Proverbs and old sayings French about friendship

He sleeps securely who has nothing to lose.

Proverbs and old sayings French about nothing

When the Frenchman sleeps the devil rocks him.

Proverbs and old sayings French about rocks, devil

Nothing falls into the mouth of a sleeping fox.

Proverbs and old sayings French about nothing

There is no worse water than that which sleeps.

Proverbs and old sayings French about water

The fox that sleeps in the morning has not his tongue feathered.

Proverbs and old sayings French

Never tickle the nose of a sleeping bear.

Proverbs and old sayings German

He who sleeps in a silver bed has golden dreams.

Proverbs and old sayings German about dream

He who sleeps along keeps long cold, two soon warm each other.

Proverbs and old sayings German

The surface of the water is beautiful, but it is no good to sleep on.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about sleep, water, good, good luck

The net of the sleeper catches fish.

Proverbs and old sayings Greek about fishing

Under every stone sleeps a scorpion.

Proverbs and old sayings Greek

The bocor gives you a protective charm, but he doesn't tell you to sleep in the middle of the highway.

Proverbs and old sayings Hatian about charm, sleep, contentment

A sleeping fox catches no hare, chicken.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian

As one makes his bed, so he sleeps his dream.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about dream