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Never sell the bearskin till you have killed the bear.

Proverbs and old sayings French about commerce

Don't sell the bear-skin before you have killed the bear.

Proverbs and old sayings German about commerce

A man trying to sell a blind horse always praises its feet.

Proverbs and old sayings German about commerce, blind, man

He who buys what he don't want, will soon sell what he does want.

Proverbs and old sayings German about commerce

If power can be bought then sell your mother to get it.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about power, commerce, mother

He left for Foldvar to sell boards.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about commerce

It is not a sin to sell dear, but it is to make ill measure.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about measure, commerce, sin

Do not sell sun in July.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about commerce, sun

He would sell even his share of the sun.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about commerce, sun

It is good to buy when another wants to sell.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about commerce, good, good luck

Let us first catch the bear and then sell its skin.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about commerce

Don't sell the bearskin before you have caught the bear.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about commerce

Who gives sell, sells dear, if the receiver be not a churl.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about commerce

Buy what you have no need of and ere long you shall sell your necessaries.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about commerce, need

To receive a favor is to sell one's liberty.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about liberty, commerce

What a price we pay for experience, when we must sell our youth to buy it.

Proverbs and old sayings about commerce, experience, youth

Don't sell the sun to buy a candle.

Proverbs and old sayings Jewish about commerce, sun

He can sell ice on Rura Penthe.

Proverbs and old sayings about commerce

The gods sell all things for labour.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about commerce, things

To place yourself under an obligation is to sell your liberty.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about liberty, commerce