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Do not mistake a goats beard for a fine stallion's tail.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about mistake

Do not mistake a goat's beard for a fine stallion's tail.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about mistake

When the goat goes to church, he does not stop till he gets to the altar.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish

When you see a goat you should always hit him, because he is either going into mischief or coming out of it.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish

Don't approach a goat from the front, a horse from the back, or a fool from any side.

Proverbs and old sayings

He who lets the goat be laid on his shoulders is soon after forced to carry the cow.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

Wha sweet nanny-goat a go run him belly.

Proverbs and old sayings Jamaican

Feel like Gumbeh drum widout a goat-skin.

Proverbs and old sayings Jamaican

Lilly billy-goat hab beard by big bull hab none.

Proverbs and old sayings Jamaican

Nanny-goat neber? cratch him back till him see wall.

Proverbs and old sayings Jamaican

Lickle bit a ram goat have beard an' big dull noh have nun.

Proverbs and old sayings Jamaican

Because a man has injured your goat, do not go out and kill his bull.

Proverbs and old sayings Kenyan about man

Just because he harmed your goat, do not go out and kill his bull.

Proverbs and old sayings Kenyan

He who seeks his goat with the man who ate it, is certain not to find it.

Proverbs and old sayings about man

A shy woman is worth a city, a shy man is worth a goat.

Proverbs and old sayings about city, woman, man

One who would quarrel about goats' wool.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin

One who would quarrel about goats' wool. [A most captious person. ]

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about people

If being well bearded brings happiness. a he-goat must be happier than any of us.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about happiness, being

The older the goat the tighter the rope.

Proverbs and old sayings Lithuanian

A particle of goat dung cannot be eaten by a large gourd.

Proverbs and old sayings