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No man will feed on herbs when meat is to be had.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about man

He is truly hungry who accepts defeat in a fight over meat.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about defeat, fight

The earth is a giant cooking pot and men are the meat therein.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about earth, man

Don't teach the tiger cub to eat meat.

Proverbs and old sayings Guatemalan

Before one cooks, one must have the meat.

Proverbs and old sayings

The meat-biting tooth is in the mouth; the man-biting tooth is in the soul.

Proverbs and old sayings Mongolian about soul, man

No land without stones, no meat without bones.

Proverbs and old sayings Moroccan

The bone given to you by the king is meat.

Proverbs and old sayings

He gives him roast meat and beats him with the spit.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian

The tears of the roasting meat kindle the fire even more.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian about tears, fire, fire brigade

That smells bad, said the cat about meat that it cannot reach.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian about bad luck, bad

Lean meat from a fat pig.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

Much meat, much maladies.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

Better belly burst than good meat lost.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about good, good luck

God sends meat and the devil sends cooks.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about devil, god

Better a mouse in the pot than no meat at all.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian

All meats to be eaten, and all maids to be wed.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian

A bellyful is a bellyful, whether it be meat or drink.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about drinking

Take heed of reconciled enemies and of meat twice boiled.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about enemies

Neither fish nor meat.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian