Search in folklore: dying

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Dying men speak true.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about man, americans

Dying is as natural as living soundly.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

Dying is not child's play.

Proverbs and old sayings German about children

Dying while young is a boon in old age.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about olderness, age, old

The man dying to hang himself can always find a noose.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about man

A man who after his dying speech doesn't die, bears the same guilt.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about guilt, death, man

You cannot draw white cloth from a dying vat.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment

The brave person regards dying as just going home.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about home, people

More kids are dying than old goats.

Proverbs and old sayings about old, olderness

You cannot shift an old tree without it dying.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about old, olderness, contentment

Whos's lazy when living will be lazy when dying.

Proverbs and old sayings Estonian

The dying cannot leave their wisdom or experience to their heirs.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about experience, wisdom

A fool is only cured by dying.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese

A dying man discovers the honesty with which he was born.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about honesty, man

Although dying of thirst, i drink not the water of a stolen fountain.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about drinking, water

When you're dying of thirst it's too late to think about digging a well.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about contentment

We traded in shrouds; people stopped dying.

Proverbs and old sayings Lebanese about people

Living is not a reward and dying is no crime.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about reward, crime, criminals

The dying person cannot wait for the shroud to be woven.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about people