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A newly committed crime awakens sleeping ones.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about crime, criminals

A grasshopper that sleeps about will be soon awake in a lizard's mouth.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

More awake than a wolf.

Proverbs and old sayings

Dawn does not come twice to awaken a man.

Proverbs and old sayings about man

The awakening of a giant shakes the world.

Proverbs and old sayings about world

The dawn does not come twice to awaken a man.

Proverbs and old sayings about man

Dawn does not come to awaken a man a second time.

Proverbs and old sayings about time, man

A lion lurks in everyone's heart; awake him not.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian about heart

Even criminals have their uses; they keep sleepyheads awake.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about criminals

Misfortunes, when asleep, are not to be awakened.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Hope is the dream of a soul awake.

Proverbs and old sayings French about dream, soul, hope

A dream grants what one covets when awake.

Proverbs and old sayings German about dream

If bad luck is asleep you must not awaken it.

Proverbs and old sayings German about bad luck, good luck, bad

When the dog is awake, the shepherd may sleep.

Proverbs and old sayings German about sleep

Whoever stays awake longest must blow out the candle.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

It's impossible to awaken a man who is pretending to be asleep.

Proverbs and old sayings about impossible, americans, man

The foolish man lies awake all night Thinking of his many problems; When the morning comes he is worn out And his trouble is just as it was.

Proverbs and old sayings about problems, thinking, night, man

Not everyone who sings a lullaby stays awake.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian

It's the grinding of his teeth that awakes the blacksmith's dog, not the noise of the hammer.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish