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He who rides behind another does not saddle when he will.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

A young woman is to an old man the horse that he rides to hell.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about hell, woman, man, old, olderness

You can't feed your donkey only when you need to ride it.

Proverbs and old sayings about need

One who rides two horses at once will split asunder.

Proverbs and old sayings

The canoe ride is pleasant when the paddler is skilled.

Proverbs and old sayings Tahitian

Always ride your horse in the direction it's going.

Proverbs and old sayings

A horse knows his rider by his spurs.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish

To a good rider, right or left makes no difference.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about rightness, good, good luck

Care for your horse as a friend; ride it as if it were an enemy.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about enemies

A farmer should not ride the king's horse.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish

Death is a black camel that lies down at every door. Sooner or later you must ride the camel.

Proverbs and old sayings about magic, death

If God bids thee draw, he will find thee a rope; if he bids thee ride, he will find thee a horse.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about god

Cider on beer, never fear; beer upon cider, makes a bad rider.

Proverbs and old sayings English about fear, bad luck, bad

There is nothing for which the boors pray so much to God as that the horses of the squirearchy may not die, for otherwise they would ride the boors with spurs.

Proverbs and old sayings German about pray, nothing, god

For want of a nail the shoe is lost; for want of a shoe the horse is lost; for want of a horse the rider is lost.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian

Although the horse is stupid, it does not follow that the rider is stupid.

Proverbs and old sayings