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A great city, a great solitude.

Proverbs and old sayings British about solitude, city

A bad man in Zion City is a good man in Chicago.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about city, bad luck, man, bad, americans, good, good luck

The disgrace of the city is the fault of the citizens.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about city, americans

Do not dwell in a city where a horse does not neigh nor a dog bark.

Proverbs and old sayings English about city

The city that negotiates is half conquered.

Proverbs and old sayings French about city

When you're in a strange city, adopt its manners.

Proverbs and old sayings about city

The city, whose physician has the gout, is in a bad state.

Proverbs and old sayings about state, city, bad luck, bad

You can close the city gates, but you can't close the people's mouths. It's better to flee and stay alive than to die and become a hero. A timely tear is better than a misplaced smile.

Proverbs and old sayings about heroism, city, smile, people

If every man would sweep before his own door, the city would soon be clean.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about city, man

A shy woman is worth a city, a shy man is worth a goat.

Proverbs and old sayings about city, woman, man

A great city. a great desert.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about city

If you enter the city of the blind, cover your eyes.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian about city, blind, eyes

You can close the city gates but not the mouths of men.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian about city, man

If each person would sweep before his own house, the city would soon be clean.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about city, people, home, house

Good and bad make up a city.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about city, bad luck, bad, good, good luck

If every man would sweep his own doorstep the city would soon be clean.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about city, man

You can't fight City Hall.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about city, fight