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Whilst standing he holds one opinion, whilst sitting another.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about opinion

Whilst doing one learns.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Whilst the dogs are growling at each other the wolf devours the sheep.

Proverbs and old sayings French

Whilst the tall maid is stooping, the little one sweeps the house.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about home, house

Whilst we drink, prank ourselves, with wenches daily, Old age upon's at unawares doth sally.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about olderness, age, drinking, old

Whilst the nurse suckles, we love her; when she is of no further use, she is forgotten.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about use, love

Whilst kicking and biting, love develops.

Proverbs and old sayings Welsh about love

Negotiate with your enemy whilst you are a strong and formidable force, and he will always fear and respect you, but negotiate at the brink of defeat, and he will trample you down.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about defeat, force, police, respect, fear, enemies, contentment

One eats figs whilst the other pays.

Proverbs and old sayings Albanian

It makes no sense to try to forge the iron whilst it is still cold.

Proverbs and old sayings about common sense, sense

You should make a new bucket whilst you still have the old one.

Proverbs and old sayings Berber about contentment, old, olderness

The best cure for drunkenness is whilst sober to observe a drunken person.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about drunkenness, people

Casting the iron whilst it is hot.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Think before acting and whilst acting still think.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Woo the widow whilst she is in weeds.

Proverbs and old sayings German

Never fight an enemy whilst it is possible to cheat him.

Proverbs and old sayings German about fight, enemies

Pound the garlic, Pedro, whilst I grate the cheese.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

Nurse, you are mistress whilst the child sucks, and after that nothing.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about children, nothing, contentment

Plough deep whilst sluggards sleep, And you shall have corn to sell and to keep.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about commerce, sleep, contentment

One should choose one's bedfellow whilst it is daylight.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish