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Martisor - the celebration of spring

Martisor is a Romanian ancient tradition, it’s been dated for 8000 years, which celebrates the beginning of the spring on 1 March. Is the celebration of joy, freshness, the victory of Good against Bad. The...

Traditions and superstitions Romanian

Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. Often referred to as the Golden Rule

Proverbs and old sayings British about rules, old, olderness

There are three things that can destroy a preacher, the glory, the gold, and the girls.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about destruction, glory, things, americans

Get what you can, and what you get, hold; it's the stone that will turn all your lead into gold.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

A woman is like the moon-some nights it is silver others gold.

Proverbs and old sayings Armenian about moon, woman

If you like what you are doing, nothing is too far and no job is too hard. The person who makes an error should be taught, and not made fun of. A good character is more valuable than gold.

Proverbs and old sayings about error, character, people, nothing, good, good luck

Words are mere bubbles of water, but deeds are drops of gold.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about deeds, water

Read critically, and you will find each word worth a thousand ounces of gold.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about word

The frog will jump back into the pool, although it sits on a golden stool.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Poor thieves in halters we behold; And great thieves in their chains of gold.

Proverbs and old sayings English about thieves

So it goes in the world: one has the purse, the other has the gold.

Proverbs and old sayings German about world

That usury is a sin some hold, but take for granted they've no gold.

Proverbs and old sayings German about sin

Brandy is as lead in the morning, silver at noon, and gold at night.

Proverbs and old sayings German about night
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