Vain speeches lead a man to the gallows.
Proverbs and old sayings about man
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You shake in vain the branch that bears no fruit.
Proverbs and old sayings about contentment
The tsetse-fly is perched on the tortoise's back in vain.
Proverbs and old sayings
He labours in vain who tries to please everybody.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans
Let no man deceive you with vain words.
Proverbs and old sayings about word, man, contentment
A vain belief, unprofitable.
Proverbs and old sayings British about faith
The wolf barks in vain at the moon.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about moon
One washes the body in vain if one does not wash the soul.
Proverbs and old sayings Cuban about body, soul
It is vain to fish without a hook, or learn to read without a book.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about fishing
Where vain-glory reigns, folly is prime counsellor.
Proverbs and old sayings about glory
It's vain to learn wisdom yet live foolishly.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about wisdom
'Tis altogether vain to learn wisdom, and yet live foolishly.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about wisdom
Money spent on brain is never spent in vain.
Proverbs and old sayings English about brain, money
The old dog barks not in vain.
Proverbs and old sayings French about old, olderness
After the act wishing is in vain.
Proverbs and old sayings French
He who does not bait his hook fishes in vain.
Proverbs and old sayings French
He asks advice in vain who will not follow it.
Proverbs and old sayings French about advice
It is in vain to lean the ox to the water if he is not thirsty.
Proverbs and old sayings French about water
It is in vain for a man to rise early who has the repute of lying in bed all the morning.
Proverbs and old sayings French about lie, man
Watching women is labour in vain.
Proverbs and old sayings German
