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The afterthought is good for nought, except it be to catch blind horses with.

Proverbs and old sayings English about blind, good, good luck

Mules make a great fuss about their ancestors having been horses.

Proverbs and old sayings German about ancestors

A fence lasts three years, a dog lasts three fences, a horse three dogs, and a man three horses.

Proverbs and old sayings German about man

There is nothing for which the boors pray so much to God as that the horses of the squirearchy may not die, for otherwise they would ride the boors with spurs.

Proverbs and old sayings German about pray, nothing, god

If you wish someone evil, give him a horse, and if you wish him more evil, give him two horses.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about wish

Spanish is the language of lovers, Italian is for the singer, French for diplomats, and German for horses.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about language

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