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Whip the saddle and give the mule something to think about it.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian

He who is born a mule can never be a horse.

Proverbs and old sayings

Cutting off a mule's ears doesn't make it a horse.

Proverbs and old sayings

You can make a mule cross the river but you cant make him drink the water.

Proverbs and old sayings about drinking, water

An old mule with a golden bridle.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about old, olderness

A gilt bridle for an old mule.

Proverbs and old sayings French about old, olderness

He who rides the mule shoes her.

Proverbs and old sayings French

The mule long keeps a kick in reserve for its master.

Proverbs and old sayings French

Even the best mule still saves a kick for his master.

Proverbs and old sayings French

Friends and mules fail in hard trials.

Proverbs and old sayings

A bandicoot is lovely to his parents; a mule is pretty to its mate.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about parents

There are three creatures beyond ruling - a mule, a pig and a woman.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about woman

You cannot make the mule drink when he is not thirsty.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about drinking

A mule that thinks he is a stag discovers his mistake when he comes to leap over the ditch.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about mistake

A good mule can be sold in his own territory.

Proverbs and old sayings Maltese about good, good luck

The mule wasn't born wild, the stick made her that way.

Proverbs and old sayings Mexican

Friends and mules fail us at hard passes.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

He who wants a mule without a fault, must walk on foot.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian

If the mule isn't kicking, it's biting.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

Married people and mules, leave them alone.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about people