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A priest is a man who is called Father by everyone except his own children who are obliged to call him Uncle.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about children, man

Great villainy is often called loyalty.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese

The dog called Sorrow, without eating, will be fat in every house.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about sadness, home, house

When a habit begins to cost money, it's called a hobby.

Proverbs and old sayings Jewish about habits, money

Good debts become bad unless called in.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about bad luck, bad, good, good luck

Bad is called good when worse happens.

Proverbs and old sayings Norwegian about bad luck, bad, good, good luck

What the thief stole has always been called expensive.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian about thieves

When I had money everyone called me brother.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about money

There is a remedy for everything; it is called death.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about death

Yesterday will not be called again.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian

A word and a stone let go cannot be called back.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about word

If you called yourself a milk-mushroom? get into the basket!.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian

With death you don't lose hope: damnation is called separation.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about hope, death

He buys well who is not called a donkey.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

He that is rich will not be called a fool.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about wealth

He who nurses vegeance is not called wise.

Proverbs and old sayings

Indecision is like a stepchild if he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he is wasting water.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about water

Everyone wants to live long, but no one wants to be called old.

Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic about old, olderness