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Every cock crows best on his own dunghill.

Proverbs and old sayings German

Pigeons are taken when crows fly at pleasure.

Proverbs and old sayings German about pleasure

He who follows the crowd has many companions.

Proverbs and old sayings German

The cock shuts his eyes when he crows, because he knows it by heart.

Proverbs and old sayings German about eyes, heart

Where'er an ass is crown'd to fame, both town and country bear the shame.

Proverbs and old sayings German about fame, city, country, shame

When a dove begins to fly with crows, its feathers remain white but its heart grows black.

Proverbs and old sayings German about magic, heart

When a dove begins to associate with crows its feathers remain white but its heart grows black.

Proverbs and old sayings German about magic, heart

A dove has no place amongst the crows.

Proverbs and old sayings Greek

As the crow is made for stewing the dog is made for kicking.

Proverbs and old sayings Gypsy about gypsies

A lonely old crow, see someone you know, Fly to your right, sure to be right, And if you are hawking, money before night.

Proverbs and old sayings Gypsy about rightness, gypsies, night, money, old, olderness

Courage is a kingdom without a crown.

Proverbs and old sayings about courage

The young crow is wiser than its mother.

Proverbs and old sayings about mother

I have already seen a crow on a pole.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian

A good wife is the crown of the house.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about wife, home, house, good, good luck

Against a thousand crows one stone is enough.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian

The crowd is not led by the head but by the heart.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about heads, heart

He who wants to shoot at a crow, will not pluck his bow.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian

A crow does not louse the buffalo to clean him but to feed himself.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian

A sitting crow starves.

Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic

The crow was killed by the storm -- He died by my curse, says the owl.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian