A person who happens by a neighbor's house at dinner time, and is invited to join the meal, does not swallow such large morsels as to break the string of pearls around his neck.
Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about people, home, house, time
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I gave him a staff for his support and he uses it to break my head.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about heads
Good riding at two anchors men have told, For it one break, the other yet may hold.
Proverbs and old sayings Italian about man, good, good luck
The woman who gives birth to a child is like the banana tree that breaks under the weight of its fruit.
Proverbs and old sayings about children, woman
When the tide of misfortune moves over you, even jelly will break your teeth.
Proverbs and old sayings Persian
Put a begger on horseback, and he will ride fast, or else break his neck.
Proverbs and old sayings about fasting
If you eat it up at supper, you cannot have it for breakfast.
Proverbs and old sayings Spanish
Honor buys no meat in the market. Hope is a good breakfast but a bad supper.
Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about hope, bad luck, bad, good, good luck
