(A) swarm in May is worth a load of hay; a swarm in June is worth a silver spoon; but a swarm in July is not worth a fly
Proverbs and old sayings British about old, olderness
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What you give for the cause of charity in health is gold; what you give in sickness is silver; what you give after death is lead.
Proverbs and old sayings Jewish about charity, death
A swarm in May is worth a load of hay; a swarm in June is worth a silver spoon; but a swarm in July is not worth a fly.
Proverbs and old sayings Latin
Crime leaves a trail like a water beetle; like a snail, it leaves its silver track; like a horse-mango, it leaves its smell.
Proverbs and old sayings Guatemalan about crime, criminals, water
It is weil warit they have sorrow, that buyes it with their silver.
Proverbs and old sayings about sadness
One for sorrow, two for joy, Three for a girl, four for a boy. Five for silver, six for gold, And seven for a secret that must never be told.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about joy, secret, sadness
The oil merchant handles gold and diamonds; the grain merchant does business with silver, but the wine merchant is a poor man.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about affair, wine, man
