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Send a boy where he wants to go and you see his best pace.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Send a fool to the market, and a fool he'll return.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

Send a wise man and don't advise him.

Proverbs and old sayings about man

Send charcoal in a snow storm.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Sending charcoal in the snow is better than adding flowers to a brocade.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about flowers

Send your charity abroad wrapped in blankets.

Proverbs and old sayings English about charity

Send a child to do your errands, go do them yourself afterwards.

Proverbs and old sayings Finnish about children

Sending the goose on a message to the fox's den.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish

Send a man of sense on the embassy, and you need not instruct him.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about common sense, sense, need, man

Send, and fetch.

Proverbs and old sayings

Send him to the sea and he will not get water.

Proverbs and old sayings about water

Send a fool to the market and a fool he will return.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish

Send a fool to close the shutters and he'll close them all over town.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about city

God never sends mouths but he sends meat.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about god

God sends us the meat, but it is the Devil who sends us cooks.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about devil, god

God sends meat, but the Devil sends cooks.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about devil, god

God sends meat and the devil sends cooks.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about devil, god

Where God sends babbies he sends penny loaves.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about god