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The delicacy of the feast is the learned guest.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about feast

Treat thoughts as guests and wishes as children.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about children

He who is not friendly towards a good guest will never have one.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about good, good luck

A guest will not know what fasting means.

Proverbs and old sayings Croatian about fasting

Fish and guests stink after three days.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about day

Fish and guests smell at three days old.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about day, old, olderness

An unpleasant guest is as welcome as salt to a sore eye.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

It is easy to bid the devil be your guest, but difficult to get rid of him.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about devil

A merry host makes merry guests.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

A guest, like a fish, stinks the third day.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about day

A daily guest is a great thief in the kitchen.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about thieves

The innkeeper trusts his guests like he is himself.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

See the guest out if you want to see him again.

Proverbs and old sayings

A guest and a fish after three days are poison.

Proverbs and old sayings French about day

The unbidden guest is ever a pest.

Proverbs and old sayings German

Let the guest go before the storm bursts.

Proverbs and old sayings German

When the guest is in most favour, he will do well to quit.

Proverbs and old sayings German

Good faith is a seldom guest, when you have him, hold him fast.

Proverbs and old sayings German about faith, fasting, good, good luck

Spending your money with many a guest, empties the kitchen, the cellar and chest.

Proverbs and old sayings German about money

Men like guests more than women do.

Proverbs and old sayings about man