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The cold strengthens you more than hunger.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about hunger

A fat woman warms even the coldest the night.

Proverbs and old sayings about night, woman

When your luck deserts you, even cold food burns.

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

Never lose heart because whatever is hot must in the end turn cold.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about end, heart

The house rat who goes swimming with his friend the lizard will die from cold.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about home, house

If you wait for the roasted liver to cool it will get cold in someone else's mouth.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Until a crab finds itself in a very hot pot of soup, it will never understand that water can be both cold and hot.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about water

It makes no sense to try to forge the iron whilst it is still cold.

Proverbs and old sayings about common sense, sense

If you want your children to have a peaceful life, let them suffer a little hunger and a little coldness.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about suffering, hunger, children, life

One who tries to hide with a dog, a child, a goat, or a person with a cold, will not remain hidden.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about children, people