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A house filled with guests is eaten up and ill spoken of.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about home, house

Let the guest come so that the host may benifit.

Proverbs and old sayings

Fish and guests smell in three days.

Proverbs and old sayings about day

A guest will not eat what he hopes for but what he finds.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish

The house that receives no guests, never receives angels.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about home, house

If your guest becomes a cook, your larder will soon be empty.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish

Growl not at guests, nor drive them from the gate but show thyself gentle to the poor.

Proverbs and old sayings Viking

A guest for a day is welcome the whole year.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about day

A guest is like rain: when he lingers on, he becomes a nuisance.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about rain

The place of an uninvited guest is behind the door.

Proverbs and old sayings Yugoslavian

It is the cloth of an orphan that is often given to the guest.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Before killing the chicken carefully observe the character of your guest.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about character

When the host smiles most blandly he has an eye to the guest's purse.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish