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It's often a man's mouth broke his nose.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about man

Many stop their noses at ambergris.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

A pig used to dirt turns its nose up at rice.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese

A pig used to dirt turns up his nose at rice.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese

He who blows his nose too hard makes it bleed.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin

If you can't use your eyes, follow your nose.

Proverbs and old sayings about use, eyes

Wealth is like hair in the nose: it hurts to be separated whether from a little or from a lot.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about wealth

The blow is taken on the nose but it's the eyes that cry.

Proverbs and old sayings about eyes

The horse is Turkmen, it eats from both the nose-bag and the manger.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian

An ungrateful son is a wart on his father's nose -- he leaves it, it's ugly, he removes it, it hurts.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian

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

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

He would fall on his back and break his nose.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about fall

Let everyone pick his own nose.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian

Curious Varvara's nose was torn off.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian

They don't hit you in the nose for asking.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian

Nosy Barbara's nose was torn off at the market.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian

If the camel once gets his nose in a tent, his body will soon follow.

Proverbs and old sayings about body

If the camel once get his nose in a tent, the body will soon follow.

Proverbs and old sayings about body

I shall hold his Nose to the Grindstone.

Proverbs and old sayings

They mense little the mouth, that bites off the nose.

Proverbs and old sayings