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A sore finger and a headache are standard excuses for not going to school.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about school

He that does ill never wants for excuses.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

He who excuses himself, accuses himself.

Proverbs and old sayings

An unrequested excuse is a self accusation.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about self-control

Who makes excuses without being accused, shows his guilt.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about guilt, being

A given excuse that was not asked for implies guilt. Clapping with only the right hand will not make a noise.

Proverbs and old sayings about guilt, rightness

What is in use, wants no excuse.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about use

The poor are excused from washing with soap.

Proverbs and old sayings

Love will find a way. Indifference will find an excuse.

Proverbs and old sayings Ukrainian about indifference, love

A willful fault has no excuse, and deserves no pardon.

Proverbs and old sayings Welsh

Charity excuseth not cheating.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about cheating, charity

A lazy messenger is not short of excuses.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish

If you don't want to do something, one excuse is as good as another.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about good, good luck

Where there is a will there is a way. Where there is no will there is an excuse.

Proverbs and old sayings

Where the heart is willing it will find a thousand ways, but where it is unwilling it will find a thousand excuses.

Proverbs and old sayings about heart

Don't be ever in court or a castle without a woman to make your excuse.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about woman

If you want something, you'll do a thousand things to obtain it. But if you don't want something, you'll give a thousand excuses to refrain from it.

Proverbs and old sayings Malaysian about things

The cat with cream on her whiskers should have a good excuse ready.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about good, good luck