The land of marriage has this peculiarity: That strangers are desirous of inhabiting it, while its natural inhabitants would gladly be exiled.
Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about marriage
If you put a rope around your neck, many people will be glad to drag you by it.
Proverbs and old sayings Egyptian about people
She's for knitting and sewing and scraping potatoes, and you should be glad to catch the like.
Proverbs and old sayings
A Presbyterian minister had a son who was made Archdeacon of Ossery; when this was told to his father, he said, 'If my son will be a knave, I am glad that he will be an archknave. '