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No matter how rich a man may be he cannot sleep on two beds at ago.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about sleep, wealth, man

If you are threatened by a man, sleep at night, if it is by a woman then stay awake.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about sleep, night, woman, man

If you think you're too small to be noticed go and sleep in a room which is full of mosquitoes.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about sleep

A day without work can yield a night without sleep.

Proverbs and old sayings Albanian about sleep, night, work, day

Those who sleep with dogs gets up with fleas.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about sleep, americans

To carry care to bed is to sleep with a pack on your back.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about sleep, americans

Plough your furrows deep while sluggards sleep, and you shall have corn to sell and to keep.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about commerce, sleep, americans

Eat less food to find more sleep.

Proverbs and old sayings about food, sleep

Goha said to his son that he wont sleep beside him. Said: Saved us your farts.

Proverbs and old sayings about sleep

The mother of someone who is killed can sleep; the mother of the murderer cannot.

Proverbs and old sayings about mother, sleep

The worst things in life are: To be in bed and sleep not, To want for one who comes not, To try to please and please not.

Proverbs and old sayings about sleep, life, things

Fire and gunpowder do not sleep together.

Proverbs and old sayings about sleep, fire, fire brigade

Whenever I work hard for other people, I always sleep on an empty stomach.

Proverbs and old sayings Bantu about sleep, work, people

Not need to know French to ask to sleep outside.

Proverbs and old sayings Bengali about sleep, need

A man is known to be mortal by two things, sleep and lust.

Proverbs and old sayings British about sleep, things, man

Eat when you're hungry. Drink when you're thirsty. Sleep when you're tired.

Proverbs and old sayings Buddhist about sleep, drinking

If you go to sleep with the blind, you'll wake up squinting.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian about sleep, blind

If all else fails, sleep with your mother.

Proverbs and old sayings about sleep, mother

Curse your wife at evening, sleep alone at night.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about sleep, night, wife

The loss of one night's sleep is followed by ten days of inconvenience.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about day, sleep, night