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To kill two birds with one stone.

Proverbs and old sayings English

Poor Trust is dead; Bad Pay killed him.

Proverbs and old sayings English about bad luck, bad

That which does not kill you, makes you stronger.

Proverbs and old sayings English

Fresh pork and new wine kill a man before his time.

Proverbs and old sayings English about wine, time, man

Stupidity won't kill you, but it can make you sweat.

Proverbs and old sayings English about stupidity

He who killeth the lion when absent feareth a mouse when present.

Proverbs and old sayings English about absent, present

Curiosity killed the cat. Satisfaction brought it back, that's why the cat has nine lives.

Proverbs and old sayings English about curiosity

Who kills has to bury.

Proverbs and old sayings Estonian

Because he killed his wife he took shelter with his in-laws.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about wife

It is the pace that kills.

Proverbs and old sayings French

Why kill time when one can employ it?

Proverbs and old sayings French about time

Gluttony has killed more than the sword.

Proverbs and old sayings French

You don't have to kill the chicken to get eggs.

Proverbs and old sayings French

Fear and restlessness kill more than do illnesses.

Proverbs and old sayings French about fear

Never sell the bearskin till you have killed the bear.

Proverbs and old sayings French about commerce

Truth is the club that knocks down and kills everybody.

Proverbs and old sayings French about truth

It is not the burden but the over-burden that kills the beast.

Proverbs and old sayings French about burden

If the doctor cures the sun sees it, but if he kills the earth hides it.

Proverbs and old sayings French about earth, sun

Care killed the cat.

Proverbs and old sayings German

Almost never killed a fly.

Proverbs and old sayings German