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Sadness is a valuable treasure -- only discovered in people you love.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about sadness, treasure, people, love

Sorrow is like rice in an attic: you use a little every day and at the end it is all gone.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about sadness, use, end, day

The more sorrow one encounters, the more joy one can contain.

Proverbs and old sayings Malaysian about joy, sadness

Marriage without lovemaking means sad consequences and sorrow.

Proverbs and old sayings Maltese about consequences, marriage, sadness

Marriage without love-making means sad consequences and sorrow.

Proverbs and old sayings Maltese about consequences, marriage, sadness, love

Sorrow also sings, when it runs to deep to cry.

Proverbs and old sayings Mexican about sadness

The sight of books removes sorrow from the heart.

Proverbs and old sayings Moroccan about books, sadness, heart

Three things cause sorrow to flee; water, green trees, and a beautiful face.

Proverbs and old sayings Moroccan about sadness, things, water, face

Some will learn through pain and sorrow, others through joy and laughter, so it is written.

Proverbs and old sayings Moroccan about laughter, pain, joy, sadness

Joy must have sorrow.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about joy, sadness

A small tear relieves a great sorrow.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about sadness

Sorrow treads upon the heels of mirth.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about sadness

He that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about knowledge, sadness

Need makes the naked man run and sorrow makes websters spin.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about sadness, need, man

The vine brings forth three grapes: the first of pleasure, the second of drunkenness, the third of sorrow.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about drunkenness, pleasure, sadness

Sorrow doesn't kill, but it blights.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about sadness

After a storm fair weather, after sorrow joy.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about weather, joy, sadness

After a storm comes fair weather, after sorrow comes joy.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about weather, joy, sadness

Better two skaiths, nor ane sorrow.

Proverbs and old sayings about sadness

Seil comes not while sorrow be gone.

Proverbs and old sayings about sadness