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When a king has good counselors, his reign is peaceful.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about good, good luck

Where vain-glory reigns, folly is prime counsellor.

Proverbs and old sayings about glory

Where power reigns there is no room for reason.

Proverbs and old sayings French about reason, power

When the devil reigns today God will be master tomorrow.

Proverbs and old sayings German about devil, god

When a king has good counsellors, his reign is peaceful.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about good, good luck

When woman reigns the devil governs.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about devil, woman

Who knows not how to dissemble knows not how to reign.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

Darkness reigns at the foot of the lighthouse.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese

A leader is judged not by the length of his reign but by the decisions he makes.

Proverbs and old sayings

When the king reigns it is thanks to the people; when a river sings it's thanks to the stones.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about people

When the cat goes away, mice reign.

Proverbs and old sayings

If peace reigns in the land, a nun can govern it.

Proverbs and old sayings Tibetan about peace

What use is wisdom when folly reigns?

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about use, wisdom

When you have spoken the word, it reigns over you. When it is unspoken you reign over it.

Proverbs and old sayings about word, contentment

As long as there will remain two men on Earth, Jealousy will reign.

Proverbs and old sayings Bengali about jealousy, earth, man