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Don't tread on the tail of a sleeping snake.

No good will come of over sleeping.

Three things give us hardy strength: sleeping on hairy mattresses, breathing cold air, and eating dry food.

What child is this:

What Child is this,
Who laid to rest On Mary's lap is sleeping?
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet,
While shepherds watch are keeping?

This, this is Christ the King,
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing:...

You may laugh at a friend's roof don't laugh at his sleeping accomodation.

The opportunity that God sends does not wake up him who sleeps.

Night of the Saint Andrew

On the 30th of November, Romaian people is celebrating Saint Andrew, the spiritual patriarch of Romania.

The night before Saint Andrew's Eve is known as the night of the ghosts( strigoi), strigoi means in Romanian...

Holiday of Saint Nicolae

Saint Nicolae is the spiritual patriarch in Holland, Russia, Greece, France and in a lot of cities from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Belgium. He is known as the protector of poor people, sailors, tradesmen,...

Do you hear what I hear

Said the night wind to the little lamb,
Do you see what I see, way up in the sky, little lamb?
Do you see what I see? A star, a star, dancing in the night,
With a tail as big as a kite,
With a tail as big as a...

I heard the bells on Christmas day

I heard the bells on Christmas day
Their old familiar carols play
And mild and sweet the words repeat,
Of peace on earth, good will to men.

I thought how as the day had come,
The belfries of all...

Santa Claus is coming to town

I just came back from a lovely trip along the Milky Way.
I stopped off at the North Pole to spend a holiday.
I called on dear old Santa Claus to see what I could see.
He took me to his workshop and told his...

Let us be happy and cheerful

Let us be happy and cheerful
And rejoice in the Lord!
Jolly, jolly, tralera-lera,
Soon Nicholas Eve is here!
Soon Nicholas Eve is here!
Then I put the plate out
Nick ll surely put somethin on it.
Jolly,...

Ave Maria

Ave Maria! Ave Maria! maiden mild!
Listen to a maiden's prayer!
Thou canst hear though from the wild,
Thou canst save amid despair.
Safe may we sleep beneath thy care,
Though banish'd, outcast and reviled
Maiden! hear a...

Cradled in a Manger meanly

Cradled in a manger, meanly,
Laid the Son of Man His head;
Sleeping His first earthly slumber
Where the oxen had been fed.
Happy were those shepherds listening
To the holy angel s word;
Happy they within...

Unto Us A Boy Is Born

Unto us a boy is born,
King of all creation:
Cradled in a stall was He,
The Lord of every nation,
The Lord of every nation.

Cradled in a stall was he
With sleepy cows and asses;
But the very beasts could see...

When the river dries up, we will all see where the crocodile sleeps.

If you think you are too small to make a difference, try sleeping in a closed room with a mosquito.

Who gets married to a thin woman will know bitterness and strife, who marries a plump woman will be contented at the table and sleeping chamber.