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Not shooting means always missing.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

He means well, but has a bad way of showing it.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about bad luck, bad

The death of one person means bread for another.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about death, people

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

Silence means consent.

Proverbs and old sayings English about silence

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

A young doctor means a new graveyard.

Proverbs and old sayings German

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

Untying one of two ropes tied together means you untie both.

Proverbs and old sayings

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

Goo tool means half the work.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about tools, work

The purpose consecrates the means.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about purpose

Different culture means different custom.

Proverbs and old sayings about culture

Different background means different thinking.

Proverbs and old sayings about thinking

The dog that means to bite don't bark.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian