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Marriage is like a groundnut: you have to crack them to see what is inside.

Proverbs and old sayings about marriage

When you throw dirt, you lose ground.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

The ground of liberty must be gained by inches.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about liberty, americans

See the weakest fruit drops earliest to the ground.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

Luck in the sky and brains in the ground.

Proverbs and old sayings about bad luck, good luck, sky

Can't tell his ass from a hole in the ground.

Proverbs and old sayings

The best remedy against an ill man, is much ground between.

Proverbs and old sayings British about man

The loftiest towers rise from the ground.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Road is made by people walking on the ground.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about people

Occupy the higher ground to exercise control.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Even the highest towers begin from the ground.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

A bar of iron continually ground becomes a needle.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

An iron rod can be ground down to become a needle.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Put it in the ground and trust in God.

Proverbs and old sayings about god

The one who sits on the ground need not fear a fall.

Proverbs and old sayings Czech about fear, fall, need

The ground is always frozen for the lazy swine.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

The corn that is taken to a bad mill. will be badly ground.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about bad luck, bad

Between two stools you come to the ground.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Between two stools the breech comes to the ground.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Bird never flew so high but it had to come to the ground for food.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about food