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Before you marry reflect, for it is a knot you cannot untie.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

Wipe the nose of your neighbour's son, and marry him to your daughter.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

Building and marrying of children are great wasters.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about children

Before you marry, be sure of a house, wherein to tarry.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about home, house

Between promising and performing a man may marry his daughter.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about man

The night's too short to warrant marrying poor.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about night

Why marry, when your neighbor's wife is ready to go to bed with you?

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about wife

Don't marry for money, you can borrow it cheaper.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about money

Never marry for money. You can borrow it cheaper.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about money

To marry is to halve your rights and double your duties.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

To get the best dowry, marry the poor man's first daughter but the rich man's last daughter.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about wealth, man

Inexperienced young men are better off not marrying: Stay away from women! you'll be better off.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about man

Advise no one to go to war or to marry.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about war

The day you marry 'tis either kill or cure.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about day

The day you marry, it is either kill or cure.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about day

I a lazy lout, you a lazy lout, marry me, Antonia.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

Never advise a man to go to the wars, or to marry.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about man

Never marry a widow unless her first husband was hanged.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about husband

Do you want to see a wolf with young? Marry your daughter.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

I'll marry, and eat the prime of the pot, and sit down first.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish