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The beginning and end of one's life is to draw closer to the fire.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about beginning, end, fire, fire brigade, life

The devil turns away from a closed door.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about devil

A pear will never fall into a closed mouth.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about fall

There are formalities between the closest of friends.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese

Only when the coffin is closed will we see how long lasting is the name.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about name

God is closest to those with broken hearts.

Proverbs and old sayings Jewish about god

When you open a door, don't forget to close it. Treat your mouth accordingly.

Proverbs and old sayings Jewish

People are consumed by evil because of keeping close to it, but not because of keeping away from it.

Proverbs and old sayings about people

Man's affairs are evaluated only after his coffin is closed.

Proverbs and old sayings Korean about man

If God closes one door, He opens a thousand others.

Proverbs and old sayings about god

He shaves close to the skin.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin

Urge the horse close to the turning-post.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin

He opens the theatre, and immediately closes it.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about theatre

He opens the theatre, and immediately closes it. [He raises expectation, and crushes it at the same time. ]

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about theatre, expectation, time

Stupidity closes the doors of kindness.

Proverbs and old sayings Mexican about stupidity

Where one door closes, another one opens.

Proverbs and old sayings Mexican

The closed mouth doesn't catch any flies.

Proverbs and old sayings Mexican

A fly will not get into a closed mouth.

Proverbs and old sayings Moroccan

The village gate can be closed, the mouth of the fool, never.

Proverbs and old sayings Moroccan

It's too late to close the stable door after the horse has escaped.

Proverbs and old sayings Norwegian