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It is only the blind who ask why they are loved who are fair.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about blind

A good pilot is not known when the sea is calm and the weather fair.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about weather, good, good luck

There is a crock of gold in the tomb of every chieftain, but they are all guarded by cats and fairies.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish

Pride is innate in beauty, and haughtiness is the companion of the fair.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about haughtiness, proudness, beauty

To the ass, or the sow, their own offspring appears the fairest in creation.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about creation

A wolf's head (on which a price was put). [An outlaw. A Pariah. Fair game for anybody. ]

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about games, heads

A red sky means either water or wind; if it doesn't rain, it will be fair weather.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about weather, rain, sky, water

St. Swithin's Day, if thou dost rain, for forty days it will remain; St. Swithin's Day, if thou be fair, for forty days 'twill rain no more.

Proverbs and old sayings about day, rain