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Call on God, but row away from the rocks.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about rocks, god

Call a cat a cat.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Call kinship with the hyena, and all hyenas are your friend.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Call me anything but late for dinner.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

Call someone your lord and he'll sell you in the slave market.

Proverbs and old sayings about commerce, stores, contentment

Call not the devil, he will come fast enough unbidden.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about fasting, devil

Call a woman a harlot and you make her one.

Proverbs and old sayings about woman, contentment

Call no man happy till he dies.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about happiness, man

Call not a surgeon before you are wounded.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about contentment

Call me not olive before you see me gathered.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about contentment

Call the bear uncle till you are safe across the bridge.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about contentment

Call a pot, just don't put into the oven.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian

Call me not fortunate till you see me buried.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about contentment

Call your husband cuckold in jest, an he'll never suspect you.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about husband, contentment

Call the bear $quot; Uncle till you are safe across the bridge.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about contentment

What you may call small another will call it big.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

A Tatar says to a Tatar: Call me Aga and I will call you Aga, and we shall both be Agas.

Proverbs and old sayings Georgian about contentment

If you call a lady a slave, she laughs, but if you call a slave a slave, he cries.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about contentment

If a rich man eats a snake, people call it wisdom; if a poor man does the same thing, people call it derangement.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese about people, wisdom, things, wealth, man

They call one generous and make one lose one's property, they call one brave and make one lose one's soul.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about soul
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