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He must be ill-favoured who scares the devil.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about devil

He who is scared by words, has no heart for deeds.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about deeds, heart

A wound never heals so well that the scar cannot be seen.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

The sore is cured but the scar remains.

Proverbs and old sayings

Good men are scarce.

Proverbs and old sayings English about man, good, good luck

Burn not your house to scare away the mice.

Proverbs and old sayings English about home, house

He that will take the bird must not scare it.

Proverbs and old sayings English

Who has not suffered from wounds will laugh at scars.

Proverbs and old sayings Estonian

Work doesn't scare him, but he could lay down near it and sleep.

Proverbs and old sayings Finnish about sleep, work

To scare a bird is not the way to catch it.

Proverbs and old sayings French

The dog was asked: Why do you bark? - To scare the wolves. - Why do you wag your tail? -What do you think, am I not afraid of wolves?

Proverbs and old sayings Georgian

He laughs at scars who never felt a wound.

Proverbs and old sayings German

Who would wish to be valued must make himself scarce.

Proverbs and old sayings German about wish

It's hard to scare a person who thinks he will benefit from dying.

Proverbs and old sayings German about people

It is difficult to scare people who think they will profit from dying.

Proverbs and old sayings German about people

The common horse has scars on his back.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about common sense

Even if the wound is healed, the scar of it remains.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian

When the fruit is scarcest, its taste is sweetest.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish

Two Sir Positives can scarce meet without a skirmish.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish

The horse with the most scars is the one that highest kicks his rear.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish