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He that leaves certainty and sticks to chance, When fools pipe he may dance.

Proverbs and old sayings French about chance, dance

He is a very bad manager of honey who leaves nothing to lick off his fingers.

Proverbs and old sayings French about heads, nothing, bad luck, bad

April weather, woman's love, rose-leaves, dice, and card-luck, change every moment.

Proverbs and old sayings German about moment, weather, change, bad luck, good luck, woman, love

Deeds are fruits, words are only leaves.

Proverbs and old sayings Greek about deeds

He who eats and drinks with the rich leaves the table hungry.

Proverbs and old sayings Greek about wealth

The dry leaves do not rustle if no wind blows.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian

Make your hay before the fine weather leaves you.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about weather

When wine comes in, modesty leaves.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about modesty, wine

One who walks in another's tracks leaves no footprints.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

The bucket goes so often to the well that it leaves its handle there.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

Many a one leaves the roast who afterwards longs for the smoke of it.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about smoke

The pitcher that goes often to the fountain leaves there either its handle or its spout.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

As soon as stones can swim, leaves will sink.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese

He who hunts two hares leaves one and loses the other.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese

As soon as a man leaves his house he has seven enemies.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about enemies, home, house, man

The skill of using a mortar and pestle never leaves one.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese

A dog which steals leaves its puppies a bad name.

Proverbs and old sayings about name, bad luck, bad

With patience, mulberry leaves become satin.

Proverbs and old sayings about patience

A visitor comes with ten blessings, eats one, and leaves nine.

Proverbs and old sayings

When one wave leaves, another succeeds.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin