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A greyhound finds food in its feet.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about food

Buy your greyhound, don't rear him.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about commerce

In the long run, the greyhound kills the hare.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

The greyhound that starts many hares kills none.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

It is the nature of the greyhound to carry a long tail.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about nature

The head grey, and no brains yet.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about heads

The fox may grow grey, but never good.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about good, good luck

All cats are grey at night.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about night

Soap is grey but it used to be white.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian

The grey mare may be the better-horse.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Horns an' grey hair dinna aye come o' years.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Horses should be bays, jackasses should be greys, and mules should be blackish.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

Fast as the hare runs, the greyhound outruns her, since he catches her.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about fasting

When the hare leaps, there are no lame greyhounds.

Proverbs and old sayings

Having grey hair because of old age is not a shame.

Proverbs and old sayings Yemenite about olderness, shame, age, old

What a sad bench it is that has never been sat upon by a grey beard.

Proverbs and old sayings