When God means to punish a nation, He deprives its rulers of wisdom.Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about nation, wisdom, god
The man who has plenty of means of existence, conducts himself pretty much as he himself wishes.Proverbs and old sayings Egyptian about existence, man
When a man repeats a promise again and again, he means to fail you.Proverbs and old sayings English about promise, man
When the devil says his paternosters he means to cheat you.Proverbs and old sayings French about devil
A little dinner, long expected and cold, is by no means given, but dearly sold.Proverbs and old sayings French
To contradict means sometimes to knock at the door to see if anyone is at home.Proverbs and old sayings French about home
He who wipes the child's nose, means to kiss the mother's cheek.Proverbs and old sayings German about kiss, children, mother
Like blood, like means, and like age, make the happiest marriage.Proverbs and old sayings German about marriage, blood, age, olderness
Humor is an important asset: it means understanding and self-criticism. where humor is absent, you'll find small-mindedness.Proverbs and old sayings about humor, criticism, absent, self-control