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A bountiful pear harvest means shortages of everything else.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

Sometimes the rope is too short, sometimes the well is too deep.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

God knows why he has made the wings of some birds shorter.

Proverbs and old sayings Slovenian about god

Anger is a short madeness.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about anger

A short horse is soon curried.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

A short halter for a greedy horse.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

Have a bill to pay at Easter, and your Lent will be short.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

It is better to have bread left over than to run short of wine.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about wine

The way of a liar is short.

Proverbs and old sayings

The path of a liar is short.

Proverbs and old sayings

A short man carry a hunchback man.

Proverbs and old sayings Thai about man

Lies are short-lived.

Proverbs and old sayings Tibetan

The highway is always shorter than the unknown side roads.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish

Happy hours are very short.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese about happiness

A lazy messenger is not short of excuses.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish

Sorrow for a husband is like a pain in the elbow, sharp and short.

Proverbs and old sayings English about pain, husband, sadness

The tortoise said it wants to box, but its hand is too short.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

The coffin seller wants a long life for himself and a short life for others.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about life

From the lowly perspective of a dog's eyes, everyone looks short.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about vision, eyes