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But now I was a rich man, three things have left me bare; dice, wine, and women, these three have made me poor.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about wine, wealth, things, man

Hard things alone will not make a wall. [Some soft substance must unite them: and so with hard men--to fraternize they require some soft influence from others. ]

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about influence, things, man

God hears things upside down.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese about things, god

Two things cannot be hidden: being astride a camel and being pregnant.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese about being, things

Your wife and your wheelbarrow are two things that you should never lend to anyone.

Proverbs and old sayings about wife, things, contentment

Those who rush things too much, without reflection, can be surpassed by those who take their time.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about things, time

The proportion of things thrill the eye.

Proverbs and old sayings Guatemalan about things

If you want something, you'll do a thousand things to obtain it. But if you don't want something, you'll give a thousand excuses to refrain from it.

Proverbs and old sayings Malaysian about contentment, things

There is no choosing between two things of no value.

Proverbs and old sayings Mexican about value, things

He who lingers around will hear bad things spoken about him.

Proverbs and old sayings Mexican about things, bad luck, bad

Don't look for bad things in the good that you do.

Proverbs and old sayings Mongolian about things, bad luck, bad, good, good luck, contentment

Man alone is the measure of all things.

Proverbs and old sayings Moroccan about measure, things, man

Three things cause sorrow to flee; water, green trees, and a beautiful face.

Proverbs and old sayings Moroccan about sadness, things, water, face

Only tall things cast shadows.

Proverbs and old sayings about things

From little date seeds, great things are born.

Proverbs and old sayings about things

The more you give, the more good things come to you.

Proverbs and old sayings about things, americans, contentment, good, good luck

Knowledge is rooted in all things--the world is a library.

Proverbs and old sayings about knowledge, world, things, americans

He who would do great things should not attempt them all alone.

Proverbs and old sayings about things, americans

Many things are too bad to be blessed, and too good to be cursed.

Proverbs and old sayings about things, bad luck, bad, good, good luck

The person to whom things are brought does not know the length of the road.

Proverbs and old sayings about people, things