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Boil the water and the scum will rise to the top.

Proverbs and old sayings Berber about water

Who wakes and rises at the first cry of the songbird collects the best fruit of the night.

Proverbs and old sayings about night

A just man falls seven times, and rises up again.

Proverbs and old sayings about man

He that rises late, must trot all day.

Proverbs and old sayings British about day

The loftiest towers rise from the ground.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Three times an early rise makes a whole day.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about day

Whenever the water rises, the boat will rise too.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about water

Unless there is opposing wind, a kite cannot rise.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

No one has an exclusive on opportunity. When the sun rises, it rises for everyone.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about chance, sun

He who rises early will gather wisdom.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about wisdom

He sits well who can rise without help.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about help

He had need rise betimes who would please everybody.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about need

If you lie down with a man, you may rise up as a woman.

Proverbs and old sayings about lie, woman, man

He must rise betimes who would please everybody.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Cream doesn't rise to the top, it works its way up.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Learn to rise up out of the enigmatic egg in the hidden land.

Proverbs and old sayings Egyptian

Better go to bed supperless than to rise in debt.

Proverbs and old sayings English

Early to rise early to bed makes a man socialy dead.

Proverbs and old sayings English about man

The citizen is at his business before the sun rises.

Proverbs and old sayings English about affair, sun

You should lie down with the lamb and rise with the lark.

Proverbs and old sayings English about lie