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You can buy 'em but they don't stay bought.

Proverbs and old sayings Georgian about commerce, contentment

Buy when it is market time.

Proverbs and old sayings German about stores, commerce, time

He that finds fault wants to buy.

Proverbs and old sayings German about commerce

Fools build houses, wise men buy them.

Proverbs and old sayings German about commerce, man

Don't sell the bear-skin before you have killed the bear.

Proverbs and old sayings German about commerce, contentment

Buy your neighbour's ox, and woo your neighbour's daughter.

Proverbs and old sayings German about commerce

A man trying to sell a blind horse always praises its feet.

Proverbs and old sayings German about commerce, blind, man

He who buys what he don't want, will soon sell what he does want.

Proverbs and old sayings German about commerce

One white foot, buy him; two white feet, try him; three white feet, look well about him; four white feet, go without him.

Proverbs and old sayings German about commerce

You can always buy her back later.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about commerce, contentment

If power can be bought then sell your mother to get it.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about power, commerce, mother

Every one hates the red ant on a kola nut because he cannot eat or sell it.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about commerce

You don't buy a cat in a bag.

Proverbs and old sayings Hatian about commerce, contentment

Sweet tongues buy horses on credit.

Proverbs and old sayings about commerce

When prices drop, buy.

Proverbs and old sayings about commerce

He has sold the sun to buy a candle.

Proverbs and old sayings about commerce, sun

He left for Foldvar to sell boards.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about commerce

He could not earn enough to buy even cold water.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about commerce, water

The skunk rat can get as fat and plump as he pleases. If his whole hind leg costs one anini, I still will not buy it.

Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about commerce

To loan is to buy troubles.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about problems, commerce