Search in folklore: cries

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No one cries for losing money but the one who earned the money, no one cries for losing the child but his mother.

Proverbs and old sayings Syrian about money, children, mother

Give to a pig when it grunts and a child when it cries, and you will have a fine pig and a bad child.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about children, bad luck, bad

A mother won't give milk to her child until he cries.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about children, mother

The cricket cries, the year changes.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

A man who cries all the time is not heard.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about time, man

When an elephant eats and eats and still cries for more, it is the grass that will get embarrassed.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

A thief cries Stop thief!.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about thieves

No melon-peddler cries: Bitter melons! No wine-dealer says: Sour wine!

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about wine, bitter

Everyone cries with their eyes.

Proverbs and old sayings about eyes

An old wolf is not scared by loud cries.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about old, olderness

Give a pig when it grunts, and a child when it cries, and you will have a fine pig, and a bad child.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about children, bad luck, bad

Too late the bird cries out when it is caught.

Proverbs and old sayings French

Life is an onion and one cries while peeling it.

Proverbs and old sayings French about life

He who cries today that he has no bread will cry again tomorrow because he isn't hungry.

Proverbs and old sayings German

He cries out before he is hurt.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

He cries wine, and sells vinegar.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about wine

He who has his own mother never cries.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about mother

When a tree is falling, every one cries, down with it.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

A woman who cries, a man who swears, a horse that sweats, all imposture.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about woman, man

A very jealous person is glad when somebody else cries, and sighs when others laugh.

Proverbs and old sayings about people