You can shut the door on a thief, but you can do nothing about a liar.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about thieves, nothing, americans
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Clean around your own back door before you clean around someone else's.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans
If you make yourself into a doormat, people will wipe their feet on you.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about people, americans
Sweep the dirt from in front of your own door, and don't worry about your neighbour's.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about worry, americans
The carpenter's door is loose.
Proverbs and old sayings
O! mother, the moon is at the door.
Proverbs and old sayings about moon, mother
When God shuts one door, He opens another.
Proverbs and old sayings about god
Lying and stealing are next door neighbors.
Proverbs and old sayings about thieves, lie
Close the door from which the wind blows and relax.
Proverbs and old sayings
Every dog is a great barker at the door of his own house.
Proverbs and old sayings about home, house
The doorstep weeps for forty days whenever a girl is born.
Proverbs and old sayings about day
O! my sister close thy door, and enough what happened to you.
Proverbs and old sayings
When a door opens not to your knock, consider your reputation.
Proverbs and old sayings about prestige
One door is shut, but a thousand are open.
Proverbs and old sayings Argentinian
At death's door a man will beg for the fever.
Proverbs and old sayings Armenian about death, man
Do not spread your corn to dry at an enemy's door.
Proverbs and old sayings Asturian about enemies
De sea en' get nuh back door.
Proverbs and old sayings
We celebrated at the wax door, and all the time the honeycomb was empty within.
Proverbs and old sayings Bantu about time
Silence is the door of consent.
Proverbs and old sayings Berber about silence
We let him in, and now he shows us the door.
Proverbs and old sayings Berber
