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You can't blame a dentist for looking down at the mouth.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

When fools make mistakes, they lay the blame on providence.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

If we blame others for our failures, then we should also give others credit for our successes.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

If a wife is unfaithful then the husband is partly to blame.

Proverbs and old sayings about husband, wife

A bad worker blames his tools.

Proverbs and old sayings Australian about workers, tools, bad luck, bad

Nuh name, nuh blame.

Proverbs and old sayings about name

To blame the wind for the rain that does not fall.

Proverbs and old sayings about rain, fall

The absent party is always to blame.

Proverbs and old sayings British about absent

Many a one blames his wife for his own unthrift.

Proverbs and old sayings British about wife

It should be better to blame friends at a distance.

Proverbs and old sayings British

An ambassador bears no blame.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

If a son is uneducated, his father is to blame.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

He who trips and falls should not blame his foot.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

The black dog gets the food; the white dog gets the blame.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about magic, food

He who flatters me is my enemy, who blames me is my teacher.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about teachers, enemies

The absent are always to blame.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about absent

He must be pure who would blame another.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

A friend's faults may be notices, but not blamed.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

The heron blames the water because he cannot swim.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about water

The absent always bear the blame.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about absent