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A ploughman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin

Where the body wants to rest, there the legs must carry it.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about body

Let the guts be full, for it is they that carry the legs.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

Every one stretches his legs according to the length of his coverlet.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

A horse may stumble that has four legs.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian

Who has not understanding, let him have legs.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian

When the head does not work, the legs suffer.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about suffering, work, heads

A Horse has four legs, but still stumbles.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian

Stretch your legs according to your clothes.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about clothes

Break the legs o' an evil custom.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Bad legs and ill wives should stay at hame.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about bad luck, bad

An aimless wanderer wears away his legs.

Proverbs and old sayings about wanderer

Stretch your legs the length of your bed.

Proverbs and old sayings

A new fowl always has string around its legs.

Proverbs and old sayings

He who has long fingers should also have long legs.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish

Every sheep will be hanged from its own legs.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish

It has stuck fast by one of the front legs.

Proverbs and old sayings Zulu about fasting

A horse has four legs, yet it often falls.

Proverbs and old sayings Zulu

The success of a man is through the soles of his feet, that of a woman is from her legs.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about woman, man

A farmer on his knees is higher than a gentleman on his legs.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans