Presents make women affable, priests indulgent, and the law crooked.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about law
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Presents keep friendship warm.
Proverbs and old sayings German about friendship
Presents more burdensome than profitable.
Proverbs and old sayings Latin
Presents from an enemy must be received with suspicion.
Proverbs and old sayings Latin about suspicion, enemies
Holiday of Saint Nicolae
Saint Nicolae is the spiritual patriarch in Holland, Russia, Greece, France and in a lot of cities from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Belgium. He is known as the protector of poor people, sailors, tradesmen,...
Traditions and superstitions Romanian
A fool judges people by the presents they give him.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about judges, people
Little presents maintain friendship.
Proverbs and old sayings French about friendship
We make big promises to avoid little presents.
Proverbs and old sayings French
A foolish bride gets no presents.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian
His presents conceal a baited hook.
Proverbs and old sayings Latin
A friend that you buy with presents, will be bought from you.
Proverbs and old sayings Latin about commerce, contentment
The devil gives even rich men presents.
Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about wealth, devil, man
That person is welcome who brings presents.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about people
Buy friendship wi' presents, and it will be bought frae you.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about friendship, commerce, contentment
Give your host a little something when you leave; little presents are little courtesies and never offend.
Proverbs and old sayings about contentment
