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There are three faithful friends: an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about wife, money, old, olderness, americans

The best place in the world is on the back of a horse, and the best thing to do in time is to read a book.

Proverbs and old sayings about things, world, time

Drink nothing without seeing it Sign nothing without reading it.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about nothing, drinking

Who can tie an oven brush, weave a sackcloth and turn over chitterlings is ready for marriage.

Proverbs and old sayings Estonian about marriage

A guest should not cause his host's demise. When the guest is ready to leave, his host should not have given him a hunch-back.

Proverbs and old sayings Igbo

A book whos sale's forbidden all men rush to see, and prohibition turns one reader into three.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about man

A book whose sale's forbidden all men rush to see, and prohibition turns one reader into three.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about man

One with the courage to laugh is master of the world almost as much as the person ready to die.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about courage, world, people

The person who offends writes as if it was written on sand, and the person who is offended reads it as if it were written on marble.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about people

There's nobody can prevent you getting into heaven, but there are many always ready to give you a shove into hell.

Proverbs and old sayings about hell

The cat with cream on her whiskers should have a good excuse ready.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about good, good luck

Use your time as best you can, keeping the hoe and oxen ready.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about use, time

Don't pay a single gold coin for the sorrell, but when he's good, be ready to spend a fortune.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about wealth, good, good luck

Drink nothing with out seeing it; sign nothing without reading it.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about nothing, drinking

Whatever you teach, be brief; what is quickly said the mind readily receives and faithfully retains, while everything superfluous runs over as from a full container. Who knows much says least.

Proverbs and old sayings about mind

Truth came to market but could not be sold; however, we buy lies with ready cash.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about commerce, truth