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The man who wanted to milk the male goat failed.

Proverbs and old sayings about man

Let the sword decide after the stratagem has failed.

Proverbs and old sayings

Let the sword decide only after the plan has failed.

Proverbs and old sayings

You must act as if it is impossible to fail.

Proverbs and old sayings about impossible

When all fruits fails, welcome haws.

Proverbs and old sayings British

You fail if you're afraid. Or brave, you may become a king.

Proverbs and old sayings

If all else fails, sleep with your mother.

Proverbs and old sayings about sleep, mother

If his legs fail him, he fights on his knees.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

The man will surely fail, who dares delay, And lose to-morrow that has lost to-day.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about day, man

The great question is not whether you have failed, but whether you are content with failure.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about failure, question

When wisdom fails, luck helps.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about bad luck, good luck, wisdom

You may gain by fair words what may fail you by angry ones.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

The Lord will not fail to come, though he may not come on horseback.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

When all fruit fails, welcome haws.

Proverbs and old sayings English

One learns by failing.

Proverbs and old sayings French

He that ventures not fails not.

Proverbs and old sayings French

The abbey does not fail for want on one monk.

Proverbs and old sayings French

Friends and mules fail in hard trials.

Proverbs and old sayings

Where gold avails, argument fails.

Proverbs and old sayings German

If you fail to practice your art, it will soon disappear.

Proverbs and old sayings German about art, magic