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The old parrot does not mind the stick.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about mind, old, olderness

Calumniate strongly and some of it will stick.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin

A cough will stick longer by a horse than a peck of oats.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin

A dog which has been beaten with a stick is afraid of its shadow.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about shadow

Not all that glitters is gold; not all that is sticky is tar.

Proverbs and old sayings Lithuanian

All that glitters is not gold, and all that is sticky is not tar.

Proverbs and old sayings Lithuanian

Don't fight a lion with a stick.

Proverbs and old sayings about fight

For every dog there is an appropriate stick.

Proverbs and old sayings Mexican

The mule wasn't born wild, the stick made her that way.

Proverbs and old sayings Mexican

One who is not moved by words is not moved by the stick.

Proverbs and old sayings Moroccan about word

If you see a man riding a wooden stick, say to him Good health to your horse.

Proverbs and old sayings Moroccan about good, good luck, man, contentment

Can I pull down the sun with a forked stick, or prevent it from running its course?

Proverbs and old sayings New Zealand about sun

A crooked stick makes us know the carpenter.

Proverbs and old sayings

Birds align with grain, but not with the stick.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian

A guest sticks a nail in the wall even if he stays but one night.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about night

Never poke a jaguar with a short stick.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

A dull ass near home trots without the stick.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about home

If you want to know villain, give him a stick.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about criminals, contentment

An old monkey will not stick his hand into a jar.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about old, olderness

A bad knife cuts one's finger instead of the stick.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about bad luck, bad