Good comes from far away; evil is close at hand.
Proverbs and old sayings Bolivian about good, good luck
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Nothing enters into a close hand.
Proverbs and old sayings British about nothing
Death is closer than the shirt.
Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian about death
If you are dancing with your rivals, don't close your eyes.
Proverbs and old sayings Burundi about eyes
Love is blind, friendship closes its eyes.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about friendship, blind, eyes, love
Water from far away is no good for a fire close by.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about fire, fire brigade, water, good, good luck
Distant water won't help to put out a fire close at hand.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about help, fire, fire brigade, water
He who opens his heart for ambition, closes it for the rest.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about ambition, heart
Do not judge a person until the lid of his coffin is closed.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about judges, people
The best kind of closed door is the one you can leave unlocked.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
Jails are always closed yet full, while temples are always open yet empty.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
A weir close to completion left undone due to the shortage of a basket of earth.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about earth
The jail is closed day and night and always full; temples are always open and still empty.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about night, day
The closer a relation, the more it hits home.
Proverbs and old sayings about relation, home
A closed mouth catches neither flies nor food.
Proverbs and old sayings about food
Mint flower: the more you say go away, the closer it comes.
Proverbs and old sayings about garden
A wise head makes a close mouth.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about heads
A wise head hath a close mouth to it.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about heads
You cannot shear the sheep closer than the skin.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish
A truth-teller finds the doors closed against him.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about truth
