Girl, do not exult in thy wedding dress; see how much trouble lurks behind it.
Proverbs and old sayings Syrian about marriage, problems
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A happy man marries the girl he loves, but a happier man loves the girl he marries.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about happiness, man
If you keep stirring at a girl you cannot have you will never see a girl you can have.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment
It is easier to make a lady of a peasant-girl than a peasant-girl of a lady.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about peasantry
A girl without a mother is like a mountain with no paths; a girl without a father is like a mountain with no streams.
Proverbs and old sayings about mother
A lovely girl attracts attention by her good looks, an ugly girl by the help of a mirror.
Proverbs and old sayings Maltese about attention, help, good, good luck
The girl who can't dance says the band can't play.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about dance
The whisper of a pretty girl can be heard further than the roar of a lion.
Proverbs and old sayings Arab
A girl's patience can only be recognised by how long she keeps her virginity.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about patience
When a girl whistles, the angels cry.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about angels, americans
A girl with cotton stockings never sees a mouse.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans
Don't marry a girl who wants strawberries in January.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans
A whistling girl and a cackling hen come to no good end.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about end, americans, good, good luck
A whistling girl and a crowing hen never came to a good end.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about end, americans, good, good luck
The best chaperon a girl can have is to be in love with another fellow.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about love, americans
Kissing a girl for the first time is like getting the first olive from a jar: after the first one, they come rolling out.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about kiss, time, americans
The doorstep weeps for forty days whenever a girl is born.
Proverbs and old sayings about day
The whisper of a pretty girl can be heard further off than the roar of a lion.
Proverbs and old sayings
A girl with a golden cradle doesn't remain long in her father's house.
Proverbs and old sayings Armenian about home, house
