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Holiday of Saint Nicolae

Saint Nicolae is the spiritual patriarch in Holland, Russia, Greece, France and in a lot of cities from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Belgium. He is known as the protector of poor people, sailors, tradesmen,...

The man with the boots does not mind where he places his foot.

The man in boots does not know the man in shoes.

The devil does not always wear boots -- he sometimes comes barefoot.

Grease a churl's boots and he'll say you are burning them.

He that has good legs, has often bad boots.

More belongs to riding than a pair of boots.

His snow-boots are full.

How could the boots get on the table.

I would not wipe my muddy boots in him.

Wear not boots too big for your feet.

Two boots make a pair.

The devil's boots don't creak.

It's healthier to wear out many boots and few bed sheets.

Every poor man has a dry throat and wet boots.

A lie travels round the world while truth is putting her boots on.

A lie can be halfway around the world before the truth gets its boots on.

If you want to know if someone has money, observe his beard and his boots.

When it rains in the morning, take the plow and start sowing; when it rains between Vespers and nightfall, put on your boots.

To find oneself in tight breeches. (Ill at ease--we say in tight boots. )