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Every peddler praises his own needles.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

A canoe peddler doesn't tell the crocodile he has along snout until he's crossed the river.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

No melon-peddler cries: Bitter melons! No wine-dealer says: Sour wine!

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about wine, bitter

Every peddler speaks highly about his own needles.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

The Night Before Christmas

He was dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot;
A bundle of toys he had flung on his back,
And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack....

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