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Though my present be small, my love goes with it.

Proverbs and old sayings about present, love

He who is present at a wrongdoing and does not lift a hand to prevent it is guilty as the wrongdoers.

Proverbs and old sayings Omaha about present

Women are supernumerary when present, and missed when absent.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about absent, present

Who will in time present pleasure refrain, shall in time to come the more pleasure obtain.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about pleasure, present, time

Put up with your present condition to avoid a bad future.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about present, future, bad luck, bad

He that fears you present will hate you absent.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about absent, hate, present

Your friend will swallow your mistakes, your enemy will present them on a plate.

Proverbs and old sayings about present, enemies

A sponge to wipe away the past; a rose to sweeten the present; a kiss to greet the future.

Proverbs and old sayings about kiss, present, future, past

When others have received, you may still receive, because God is always present.

Proverbs and old sayings Burundi about present, god

A fool judges people by the presents they give him.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about judges, people

He who was presented with an ox must give in return a horse.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

The best doctor prevents illness, an average doctor visits when the illness is imminent, and the unskilled doctor treats your present illness.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about present

He who killeth the lion when absent feareth a mouse when present.

Proverbs and old sayings English about absent, present

Write down the advice of him who love you, though you like it not at present.

Proverbs and old sayings English about present, advice, love

Write down the advice of him who loves you, though you like it not at present.

Proverbs and old sayings English about present, advice

Little presents maintain friendship.

Proverbs and old sayings French about friendship

We make big promises to avoid little presents.

Proverbs and old sayings French

If you stab out the eye of thy neighbor cut off two finger and dip them in honey. Cook them in lemon curd and present them to his family in a pigeon pie. If they dine on a full moon his eye will sprout again from it's socket.

Proverbs and old sayings Gypsy about present, gypsies, family, moon

A person worries about the past, is upset about the present, and fears the future.

Proverbs and old sayings about present, future, past, people

A foolish bride gets no presents.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian