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A king who doesn't tolerate comments about his mouth shouldn't eat in public.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about public

Looking at a king's mouth one would never think he sucked his mother's breast.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about mother

Anyone can be polite to a king, but it takes a gentleman to be polite to a beggar.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

The lion may be king of the jungle but he knows, he shouldn't stand in the way of the elephant.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Crowning a clown won't make him a king.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about clowns, americans

Arrogance is a kingdom without a crown.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

The king's cheese goes half away in parings.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

Home is the father's kingdom, the children's paradise, the mother's world.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about paradise, children, home, world, mother, americans

Among the blind, the one-eyed man is king.

Proverbs and old sayings about blind, man

An unjust king is like a river without water.

Proverbs and old sayings about water

People follow the religion/ ways of their kings.

Proverbs and old sayings about religion, people

Seven days king, seven days minister, slave for the rest of your life.

Proverbs and old sayings about day, life

If the king says that it is night in the middle of the day, look up at the stars.

Proverbs and old sayings about celebrity, stars, night, day

A kingdom's strength is in mutual honor.

Proverbs and old sayings Bantu

Ye should be a king of your word.

Proverbs and old sayings British about word

Hunger is a bigger master than the king.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian about hunger

When given a kingdom, the gypsy asks: what about bread?

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian about gypsies

With a king it is the same as with fire - stay neither close by, nor too far away.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian about fire, fire brigade

Fidelity in a king, promise in men.

Proverbs and old sayings about fidelity, promise, man

You can be a king, if you are brave.

Proverbs and old sayings
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