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The black man steals just half of very little, but the white man steals the whole sugar plantation.

Proverbs and old sayings Jamaican about magic, man

If all men were on an equality, the consequence would be that all must perish: for who would till the ground? who would sow it? Who would plant? who would press wine?.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about press, consequences, equality, wine, man

He whoa breeds crows, will have his eyes taken out- you harvest what you planted.

Proverbs and old sayings Mexican about eyes

If you've seeded before a heavy rain, one out of one hundred of your plants will be out of line, but if you wait and seed later, one out of one hundred will take.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about rain

A man who prides himself on his ancestry is like the potato plant, the best part of which is underground.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about man