Search in folklore: seek

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Better keep now than seek anon.

Proverbs and old sayings British

Finders keepers, losers seekers.

Proverbs and old sayings British

He that seeks a horse or a wife without fault, has neither steed in his stable nor angel in his bed.

Proverbs and old sayings British about wife

Marking the Boat to Seek One's Sword.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Those who seek revenge must remember to dig two graves.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about revenge

He who seeks revenge should remember to dig two graves.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about revenge

Beware of the camel going to seek horns, he lost his ears.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Only fools seek credit from the achievements of their ancestors.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about ancestors

It is foolish for someone to seek credit for his ancestor's achievements.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about ancestors

He who seeks, finds.

Proverbs and old sayings

If you would be respected in company, seek the society of your equals and not of your superiors.

Proverbs and old sayings Cuban about society, companies

Like seeks like--a scabbed horse and a sandy dike.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

He who would seek revenge must be on his own guard.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about revenge

The poor man seeks for food, the rich man for appetite.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about food, wealth, man

However high a bird may soar, it seeks its food on earth.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about food, earth

The poor man seeks only a crumb, then finds he still hungers.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about man

A bird may be ever so small, it always seeks a nest of its own.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

Many seek good nights and lose good days.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about day, good, good luck

Many seek good nights and waste good days.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about day, good, good luck

To seek without finding, equals waste of time.

Proverbs and old sayings Egyptian about time