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The other side of the road always looks cleanest.

Proverbs and old sayings English

There is but one road out of the tower and that leads to the scaffold.

Proverbs and old sayings English

One who plants grapes by the road side, and one who marries a pretty woman, share the same problem.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about woman

You cannot teach the old gorilla the road.

Proverbs and old sayings about old, olderness

Every road leads to Rome.

Proverbs and old sayings French

No grass grows on a beaten road.

Proverbs and old sayings French

The ear is the road to the heart.

Proverbs and old sayings French about heart

A beggar is never out of his road.

Proverbs and old sayings French

The stable wears out a horse more than the road.

Proverbs and old sayings French

He that is too much in haste, may stumble on a good road.

Proverbs and old sayings French about good, good luck

You often meet your fate on the road you take to avoid it.

Proverbs and old sayings French about destiny

One meets his destiny often in the road he takes to avoid it.

Proverbs and old sayings French about destiny

You often meet your destiny on the road you take to avoid it.

Proverbs and old sayings French about destiny

The cart ruins the road, the woman the man, the water the wine.

Proverbs and old sayings French about wine, woman, water, man

Better to have a friend on the road than gold or silver in your purse.

Proverbs and old sayings French

Better to have a friend on the road than gold and silver in your purse.

Proverbs and old sayings French

The nearer the inn, the longer the road.

Proverbs and old sayings German

Between wording and working is a long road.

Proverbs and old sayings German

The road to ruin is paved with good intentions.

Proverbs and old sayings German about good, good luck

He who builds by the road-side has many masters.

Proverbs and old sayings German