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Losses make us more cautious.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin

A loss not missed by your neighbor is not a real loss.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about real estate

The loss which your neighbour does not know is no real loss.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about real estate

Possessions dwindle: I mourn their loss. But I mourn the loss of time much more, for anyone can save his purse, but none can win back lost time.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about time

The cry of the hyena and the loss of the goat are one.

Proverbs and old sayings

One man's loss is another man's gain.

Proverbs and old sayings English about man

A centipede is not crippled by the loss of one limb.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

No matter how painful the loss, the bereaved won't be buried with the corpse.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Cut your losses and let your profits run.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

The fruit of timidity is neither gain nor loss.

Proverbs and old sayings

Better make profit out of manure than losses with musk.

Proverbs and old sayings

He ain't even loss he mudda features yet.

Proverbs and old sayings

There is never trust without loss.

Proverbs and old sayings Basques

What greater crime than loss of time?

Proverbs and old sayings British about crime, criminals, time

He that has no good trade, it is to his loss.

Proverbs and old sayings British about commerce, good, good luck

The loss of one night's sleep is followed by ten days of inconvenience.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about day, sleep, night

You may light another's candle at your own without loss.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about light

Borrowing is bad, and paying back is always a loss.

Proverbs and old sayings Egyptian about bad luck, bad

The slimming of an elephant and the losses of a rich man are not noticeable.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about wealth, man

Caution minimizes loss.

Proverbs and old sayings about prudence