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Seize opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian about chance

Seize the opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian about chance

He, who does not seize opportunity today, will be unable to seize tomorrow's opportunity.

Proverbs and old sayings about chance

The gods cannot help those who do not seize opportunities.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about chance, help

Give him your finger and he will seize your hand.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

It is little honor to the lion to seize the mouse.

Proverbs and old sayings German

He seizes the lighter end of the matter.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about end

On every small pretext the wolf seizes the sheep.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

Plague seize the hindmost!

Proverbs and old sayings Latin

Who has convenience and doesn't seize it, tie him to a stall and give him straw.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

Who seizes too much with his own hand, will have everything slip away and will hold nothing.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about nothing

When you are seized, hold on yourself.

Proverbs and old sayings

Something you think that is nice when you get into contact with it, it seizes to be nice.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Opportunity has hair in front, behind she is bald; if you seize her by the forelock, you may hold her, but, if suffered to escape, not Jupiter himself can catch her again.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about chance