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It is better to be the cub of a live jackal than of a dead lion.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian

A jackfish does more than a letter of recommendation.

Proverbs and old sayings French

What little Jack does not learn, big John will never.

Proverbs and old sayings German

What Master Jacky does not learn, Mr. John never knows.

Proverbs and old sayings German

Don't learn too much, Jack, else you must do a great deal.

Proverbs and old sayings German

Entreat him in jackass fashion; if he won't carry the sack, give him a whack.

Proverbs and old sayings German about fashion

He sews the jacket to the button.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian

In a deserted village the jackass is king.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian

When Jackass smell corn, 'im gallop.

Proverbs and old sayings Jamaican

When Jackass back strong, dem overload 'im hamper.

Proverbs and old sayings Jamaican

When yu go a Jackass yard, yu noh fi chat 'bout big iyaz.

Proverbs and old sayings Jamaican about garden

A good Jack makes a good Jill.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about good, good luck

A padded jacket is an acceptable gift even in summer.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about gifts

A jackdaw among the muses.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin

The swans will not sing till the jackdaws are quiet.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about quiet

The crow is a pretty bird when the jackdaw is not present.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about present

A laughing jackal portends a witch in the rafters.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian

Too far for jackals? No worthwhile tree here.

Proverbs and old sayings

When a lion is old, he becomes the plaything of jackals.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian about old, olderness

Every jack mus have his Jill.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian