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One for sorrow; two for mirth; three for a wedding; four for a birth.

Proverbs and old sayings French about marriage, sadness

The three most beautiful sights: a potato garden in bloom, a ship under sail, and a woman after the birth of a child.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about garden, children, woman

Nobility of conduct is a greater recommendation than nobility of birth.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about conduct

That country will I call mine which supports me, not that which gave me birth.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about country

Rather than an abatement of her viciousness, a witch gives birth to only female children and witchcraft multiplies.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about children