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He is like a silver pin, Fair without, but foul within.

Proverbs and old sayings French

A day after the fair.

Proverbs and old sayings German about day

Praise a fair day at night.

Proverbs and old sayings German about praise, night, day

Tell no tales out of school.

Proverbs and old sayings German about fairy tales, school

A drink is shorter than a tale.

Proverbs and old sayings German about fairy tales, drinking

Speak fair, and think what you will.

Proverbs and old sayings German

The later the evening, the fairer the company.

Proverbs and old sayings German about companies

The fairer the hostess, the heavier the reckoning.

Proverbs and old sayings German

When the tale of bricks is doubled, then comes Moses.

Proverbs and old sayings German about fairy tales

Three women, three geese, and three frogs, make a fair.

Proverbs and old sayings German

Your words are fair, said the wolf, but I will not come into the village.

Proverbs and old sayings German

Saint Swithun's day, if thou be fair, for forty days it will remain; Saint Swithun's day, if thou bring rain, for forty days it will remain.

Proverbs and old sayings German about day, saints, rain

Every tale can be told in a different way.

Proverbs and old sayings Greek about fairy tales

He that has a white horse and a fair wife need never want for trouble.

Proverbs and old sayings Gypsy about gypsies, need, wife

Where the scythe cuts and the sock rives, no more fairies and bee-hives.

Proverbs and old sayings Gypsy about gypsies

No one can be a totally fair judge in his own case.

Proverbs and old sayings about judges

Three women, a goose and two women make a whole fair.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian

Often a troll-woman is under fair skin, and virtue under dark hair.

Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic about dark, virtue, woman

Leave the bad tale where you found it.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about fairy tales, bad luck, bad

All that's fair must fade.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian