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There are three things that are too amazing for me, four that I do not understand: the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a snake on a rock, the way of a ship on the high seas, and the way of a man with a maiden.

Proverbs and old sayings about rocks, sky, things, man

Better on the heath with an old cart that at sea in a new ship.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about old, olderness

The three most beautiful sights: a potato garden in bloom, a ship under sail, and a woman after the birth of a child.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about garden, children, woman

Overseas, a cow costs a quarter of kopeck, but it will cost a rouble to ship it here.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian

One hair from the head of a woman pulls more than a ship's hauser.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about heads, woman

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