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That's a spoon ye'll sup sorrow with yet.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about sadness

He who sings drives away sorrow.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about sadness

The dog called Sorrow, without eating, will be fat in every house.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about sadness, home, house

Only through suffering and sorrow do we acquire the wisdom not found in books.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about suffering, books, sadness, wisdom

Give wine to them that are in sorrow.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about sadness, wine

He who increases knowledge, increases sorrow.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about knowledge, sadness

Seek not the luxuries of life lest you reap sorrow.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about sadness, life

Man is himself the author of every sorrow he endures.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about sadness, man

It is cruel to refer to those things which cause sorrow.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about sadness, things

If it weren't for sorrow and bad times, every day would be Christmas.

Proverbs and old sayings Lithuanian about christmas, sadness, bad luck, day, bad

The more sorrow one encounters, the more joy one can contain.

Proverbs and old sayings Malaysian about joy, sadness

The sight of books removes sorrow from the heart.

Proverbs and old sayings Moroccan about books, sadness, heart

Three things cause sorrow to flee; water, green trees, and a beautiful face.

Proverbs and old sayings Moroccan about sadness, things, water, face

Some will learn through pain and sorrow, others through joy and laughter, so it is written.

Proverbs and old sayings Moroccan about laughter, pain, joy, sadness

Joy must have sorrow.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about joy, sadness

A small tear relieves a great sorrow.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about sadness

He that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about knowledge, sadness

Need makes the naked man run and sorrow makes websters spin.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about sadness, need, man

After a storm fair weather, after sorrow joy.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about weather, joy, sadness

After a storm comes fair weather, after sorrow comes joy.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about weather, joy, sadness