Search in folklore: wheels

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A creaking cart goes long on the wheels.

Proverbs and old sayings English

Crazy wheels run longest.

Proverbs and old sayings German

Grease to the wheels.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

To make the cart go you must grease the wheels.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about contentment

You must grease the wheels if you would have the car run.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about contentment

Wisdom and virtue are like the two wheels of a cart.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about virtue, wisdom

He who greases his wheels helps his oxen.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian

Badly oiled wheels will squeak.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian

He who greases his cart-wheels helps his oxen.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

When fortune's chariot rolls easily, envy and shame cling to the wheels.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about envy, shame, wealth

All offices are greasy (i.e. open to receive what the Dutch call smear-money, a term derived from the fee paid for greasing wheels).

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about money

The wheel of karma always repeats itself. Just like wheels of a cart.

Proverbs and old sayings Thai