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Pound the garlic, Pedro, whilst I grate the cheese.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

A pound of care will not pay a pound of debt.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

There never was a five-pound note but there was a ten-pound road for it.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

In for a penny, in for a pound

Proverbs and old sayings British about old, olderness

Penny wise, pound foolish.

Proverbs and old sayings British

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

Proverbs and old sayings British about old, olderness

Penny wise and pound foolish

Proverbs and old sayings Romanian about old, olderness

Take care of the pennies, and the pounds will take care of themselves

Proverbs and old sayings British about old, olderness

The one who hasn't strength to pound yams pretends to drive away flies from the yams.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

An ounce of discretion is worth a pound of wit.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

An ounce of favor goes farther than a pound of justice.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about justice, americans

An ounce of luck is worth a pound of wisdom.

Proverbs and old sayings British about bad luck, good luck, wisdom

A pound of care will not pay an ounce of debt.

Proverbs and old sayings British

A penny-weight of love is worth a pound of law.

Proverbs and old sayings British about law, love

A thousand pounds and a bottle of hay are all one at domesday.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

A pound's worth of tears will not settle a penny's worth of debt.

Proverbs and old sayings about tears

An ounce of mother is worth a pound of priests.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about mother

That which is stamped a penny will never be a pound.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

He that does not save pennies, will never have pounds.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

An ounce of blood is worth more than a pound of friendship.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about friendship, blood