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Come out of it standing on all four.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

We learn by standing on the shoulders of the wise.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

The old never lack for a story when they're standing in the sun or in front of a warm fireplace.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about sun, old, olderness

A person stands next to a shade not next to words.

Proverbs and old sayings about people

The mill gains by gong, and not by standing still.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

Said the frying pay to the kettle, Stand off, black bottom.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about magic

A peasant will stand on the top of a hill for a very long time with his mouth open before a roast duck will fly in.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about peasantry, time

I am a mud hut, I can not stand shocks.

Proverbs and old sayings

When you're speaking about the trolls, they're standing in the entrance hall listening.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish

Learn to stand up where one falls.

Proverbs and old sayings Tibetan

Who stands up with anger will sit down with loss.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about anger

An empty sack can't stand up; a full sack cannot bend.

Proverbs and old sayings

By crawling, a child learns to stand.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about children

A clock that stands still is better than one that goes wrong.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about bad

He who stands by his point of view, must be ready to suffer hunger.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about suffering, hunger

When you stand with the blessings of your mother and God, it matters not who stands against you.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about mother, god

Man stands in his own shadow and wonders why it's dark.

Proverbs and old sayings Zen about dark, shadow, man