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What my heart desired didn't happen; what God wanted was really done.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about heart, god

God said, Eat and drink, but He didn't say, Gorge to the full.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about drinking, god

If one didn't laugh, one would have to cry.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

The soul would have no rainbow if the eyes didn't have tears.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about tears, soul, eyes

Don't try to get blood from a locust; God didn't put it in there.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about blood, god

As we didn't say a word, he thought he could do anything he liked

Proverbs and old sayings Algerian about thinking, word

Since we didn't say anything, he thought he could do whatever he wanted to.

Proverbs and old sayings Algerian about thinking

Why didn't the midwife, who cut your naval string, cut your head instead?

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian about heads

The back has to pay for what the ears didn't hear.

Proverbs and old sayings Finnish

What little Hans didn't learn, big Hans doesn't know.

Proverbs and old sayings German

They sowed the seed of an if' but it didn't germinate.

Proverbs and old sayings Greek

The nose didn't smell the rotting head.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about heads

You didn't turn up when sense was being distributed.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about common sense, sense, being

The man who was dividing Ireland didn't leave himself last.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about man

There never was a scabby sheep in a flock that didn't like to have a comrade.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish

There was never a scabby sheep in a flock that didn't like to have a comrade.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish

Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about experience

If God didn't like beautiful women, he wouldn't have made them.

Proverbs and old sayings about god

What my heart wanted didn't happen -- What God wanted, that happened.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian about heart, god

Love one another said Christ, but he didn't mention anything about preferences.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about love