Search in folklore: short

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An insult is but a short garment: it reveals the one who wears it.

Proverbs and old sayings

The insolence of shortness is to stretch itself big.

Proverbs and old sayings Bantu

Goodwill makes the road shorter.

Proverbs and old sayings Brazilian

Anger is a short madness.

Proverbs and old sayings British about anger

Life is short and time is swift.

Proverbs and old sayings British about life, time

Pleasures shorten tedious nights.

Proverbs and old sayings British

Long visits bring short compliments.

Proverbs and old sayings British

Wide lugs an a short tongue is best.

Proverbs and old sayings British

A sharp stomach makes short devotion.

Proverbs and old sayings British

A lie's legs are short.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian about lie

Cursed cows have short horns.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

To go beyond is as bad as to fall short.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about fall, bad luck, bad

Going beyond is as bad as falling short.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about bad luck, bad

Going too far is as bad as falling short.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about bad luck, bad

Fortune has a fickle heart and a short memory.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about memory, wealth, heart

A feet can be shorter while an inch can be longer.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Don't mention the word dwarf in front of a short person.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about word, people

One false step brings everlasting grief. Short please, long lament.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about sadness

A mans greatest shortcoming is that he neglects his own field and weeds that of others.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

A husband must be respected, even if he's very short.

Proverbs and old sayings about husband