An old man's mouth produces a bad smell but the words that come out of it are sweet.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about word, bad luck, bad, man, old, olderness
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It's not the aroma of the soup that tells you whether it's sweet or not, but it's the tongue's taste.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment
Be careful of the words you say each day, make sure each is nice and sweet, because may be in the days ahead, there will be some you'll have to eat.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about day, word, contentment
There are many kinds of fruit that grow on the tree of life, but none so sweet as friendship.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about friendship, life, americans
Patience is a tree whose root is bitter, but its fruit is very sweet.
Proverbs and old sayings Canadian about bitter, patience
Forbear a quarrel with a friend to move: anger breeds hatred; concord sweetens love.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about concord, anger, love
Love came in a paper bag, said the maiden when she got a letter from her sweetheart.
Proverbs and old sayings Finnish about love
Who has never tasted what is bitter does not know what is sweet.
Proverbs and old sayings German about bitter
Who has tasted a sour apple, will have the more relish for a sweet one.
Proverbs and old sayings German
The patient thief is as a tree whose root runs deep as he waits for the sweet fruit..
Proverbs and old sayings Gypsy about gypsies, thieves
If there is bitterness in the heart, sugar in the mouth won't make life sweeter.
Proverbs and old sayings about life, heart
All the honey a bee gathers during its lifetime doesn't sweeten its sting.
Proverbs and old sayings Italian
To most people), distant pepper is perceived as being sweet, and close sweets are perceived as being bitter.
Proverbs and old sayings about being, bitter, people
Truth is like sugar cane; even if you chew it for a long time, it is still sweet.
Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about truth, time, contentment
A bitter centipede if eaten in a pleasing berry pie will taste sweet.
Proverbs and old sayings Polish about bitter
The greater love is a mother's then comes a dog's then a sweetheart's.
Proverbs and old sayings Polish about mother, love
When the monkey can't reach the ripe banana with his hand, he says it is not sweet.
Proverbs and old sayings
Demand a kiss from a fat woman, and be ready to receive a sweet taste.
Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about kiss, woman
If there's bitterness in the heart, sugar in the mouth won't make life sweeter.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about life, heart
The pot-lid is always badly off: the pot gets all the sweet, the lid nothing but steam.
Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about nothing
