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The glass-dealer's horses fell out, and he looked on to see which kicked hardest.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

If my belly is of glass, I will fill it with bread and chicken; if it is a closed cellar, I will fill it with cockroaches.

Proverbs and old sayings Tunisian

One glass can ruin all the beer.

Proverbs and old sayings

Vinegar that is too sour even taints the glass it's kept in.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish

Drink a glass of wine after your soup and you will be stealing a ruble from the doctor.

Proverbs and old sayings Ukrainian about thieves, drinking, wine

If you give a mouse a cookie, he'll always ask for a glass of milk

Proverbs and old sayings British about old, olderness

A plaster house, a horse at grass, a friend in words, are all mere glass.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about home, house

If the eye does not want to see, neither light nor glasses will help.

Proverbs and old sayings German about help, light

Proverbs bear age, and he who would do well may view himself in them as in a looking glass.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about age, olderness

The first marriage is a plate of honey, the second a glass of wine, and the third is a cup of poison.

Proverbs and old sayings Serbian about marriage, wine

If a person shave you with a razor, do not shave him with broken glass.

Proverbs and old sayings about people

If a person shaves you with a razor, do not shave him with broken glass.

Proverbs and old sayings about people