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Rats know the way of rats.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Rats desert a sinking ship.

Proverbs and old sayings English

Rats plotting: problems with flour.

Proverbs and old sayings about problems

Rats and conquerors must expect no mercy in misfortune.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about mercy

Rats make havoc in the kitchen when the cat's a kitten.

Proverbs and old sayings

Rats desert a falling house.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about home, house

Rats do not play tricks with kittens.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

He who hunts two rats, catches none.

Proverbs and old sayings Ugandan

Many rats never drill holes.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

If you have ground nuts in your room expect rats.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Who takes a hut, also takes the rats and cockroaches.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Happy is a man who goes hunting for rats and catches an elephant.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about happiness, man

When cats are hairdressers, rats will always go around with uncombed hair.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

He who does not feed his cat will feed rats.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

A lame cat is better than a swift horse when rats infest the palace.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

A hobbling cat is better than a fast horse when rats swarm the palace.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about fasting

When men discuss the things which are to be, the rats laugh in the rafters.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about things, man

Wise rats run from a falling house.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about home, house

Whoso hunteth with cats will catch nothing but rats.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about nothing

To catch rats the cats take off their gloves.

Proverbs and old sayings German