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Time heals and then it kills.

Proverbs and old sayings Mexican about time

False hope kills more readily than bitter truth.

Proverbs and old sayings Mexican about bitter, hope, truth

Strong attachment is difficult -- it makes one mad or kills.

Proverbs and old sayings Moroccan

The earth is a host who kills his guests.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian about earth

Iron kills iron dies.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

Perseverance kills the game.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about perseverance, games

In the long run, the greyhound kills the hare.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

The dog that kills wolves, is killed by wolves.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

Though the heron flied high the falcon kills it.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

The greyhound that starts many hares kills none.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

It is only when someone kills a madman that people will know he has relatives.

Proverbs and old sayings Rwandan about people

Fancy kills and cures.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Suppers kills mair than doctors cure.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

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

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about earth, sun

The fourth fever kills the old and cures the young.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about old, olderness

The fowl digs out the blade that kills it.

Proverbs and old sayings

Love kills with golden arrows.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about love

A bad wound may be cured, bad repute kills.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about bad luck, bad

It is not the load but the overload that kills.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

The lucky eagle kills a mouse that has eaten salt.

Proverbs and old sayings Ugandan