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The greater love is a mother's then comes a dog's then a sweetheart's.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about mother, love

Even if a chef cooks just a fly, he would keep the breast for himself.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish

If everyone swept in front of his house, the whole town would be clean.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about city, home, house

A doctor will take care of the rich man; the poor man is cured with work.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about work, wealth, man

Eat in Poland, drink in Hungary, sleep in Germany, and make love in Italy.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about sleep, drinking, love

A sore finger and a headache are standard excuses for not going to school.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about school

Fish, to taste right, must swim 3 times -- in water, in butter and in wine.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about rightness, wine, water

The good won't be spoiled in an inn, so the bad won't be mended in a church.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about bad luck, bad, good, good luck

Fish, to taste good, must swim three times in water, in butter, and in wine.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about wine, water, good, good luck

If we let people see that kind of thing, there would never again be any war.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about war, things, people

The doctor demands his fees whether he has killed the illness or the patient.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish

Never seek the wind in the field. It is useless to try and find what is gone.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish

One may teach another to speak, but none can teach another to hold his peace.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about peace

If each person would sweep before his own house, the city would soon be clean.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about city, people, home, house

Love one another said Christ, but he didn't mention anything about preferences.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about love

With gold in your pocket you are wise, you are handsome, and you dance well too.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about dance

The rich man gets his ice in the summer and the poor man gets his in the winter.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about wealth, man

The news of a good deed travels far, but the news of a bad one travels even farther.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about bad luck, bad, good, good luck

I'm human; nothing that is human is strange to me. A good run is better than a bad fight.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about human imperfections, fight, nothing, bad luck, bad, good, good luck

Tasty fish have to swim three times: once in the water, then in butter, and finally in wine.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about wine, water