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No matter how far down a wrong road you are, turn back.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about bad, contentment

No matter how far you have gone on the wrong road, turn back.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about bad, contentment

The one who enters the Turkish bath must never turn his back on a Greek.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish

Playing with fire will eventually turn bitter.

Proverbs and old sayings Welsh about bitter, fire, fire brigade

Golden dishes will never turn black.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about magic

Dance in the sun, but turn your back to the clouds.

Proverbs and old sayings about dance, sun

Sleeping prayer

I am placing my soul and my body
On Thy sanctuary this night, O God,
On Thy sanctuary, O Jesus Christ,
On Thy sanctuary, O Spirit of perfect truth,
The Three who would defend my cause,
Nor turn Their backs upon me....

Spells and incantations British

Never lose heart because whatever is hot must in the end turn cold.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about end, heart

If you pay homage to the man on top, others will pay homage to you when it's your turn to be on top.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment, man

No matter how far you have walked in the wrong direction certainly you have to turn back and take the right direction.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about bad, rightness, contentment

Get what you can, and what you get, hold; it's the stone that will turn all your lead into gold.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans, contentment

O! my brother Flip the pot on its mouth, the daughters turn into their mums.

Proverbs and old sayings

The man that serves is not prevented from being served in turn.

Proverbs and old sayings about being, man

The wolf told the dog: It does not matter that I run and you follow me, what matters is that when I turn around you will be next to me.

Proverbs and old sayings Georgian about contentment

The witch is going! The witch is going! but if you are not a witch you don't turn around to look.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about contentment

As the best wine makes the sharpest vinegar, the truest lover may turn into the worst enemy.

Proverbs and old sayings about wine, enemies

God give you luck, my son, for little wit must serve your turn.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about bad luck, good luck, god, contentment

Law is like a shaft of a cart, it points wherever you turn it to.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about law, contentment

Shame shall fall them that shame thinks, to do themselves a good turn.

Proverbs and old sayings about shame, fall, good, good luck

God defend you from the devil, the eye of a harlot, and the turn of a die.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about devil, death, god, contentment