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Where the gold jingles more, I run more quickly.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

Fake gold and papier mache cost little and look like a lot.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

Chiaramonte, a mountain of gold, every woman is a treasure.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about treasure, woman

The horns of the sister are horns of gold; the horns of the wife are true horns.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about wife

Don't pay a single gold coin for the sorrell, but when he's good, be ready to spend a fortune.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about wealth, good, good luck

The oil merchant handles gold and diamonds; the grain merchant does business with silver, but the wine merchant is a poor man.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about affair, wine, man

Love kills with golden arrows.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about love

The golden ass passes everywhere.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

Under a gold sheath a leaden knife.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

An ounce of state to a pound of gold.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about state

There is no lock, if the pick is of gold.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

When our enemy flies, build him a golden bridge.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about enemies

A donkey decked in gold is better than an over-laden horse.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

Salt comes from north, gold from south and silver from the land of Whites, but the Word of God, the famous things, histories and fairy tales, we only find them in Timbuktu.

Proverbs and old sayings about fairy tales, word, things, god

Not everything that glimmers is gold.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish

To speak is silver, to keep silent is gold.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish

The ring of gold is never so red that it is not dispensed with for breads.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish

In a house of gold the clocks are of lead.

Proverbs and old sayings Swiss about home, house

What good is a golden gallows if they are going to hang you.

Proverbs and old sayings Swiss about good, good luck

A chameleon acquires gold.

Proverbs and old sayings Thai