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He who doesn't like chattering women must stay a bachelor.

Proverbs and old sayings Congolese

Let him stay at the oar who has learnt to row.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

The teeth often bite the tongue, still the two stay together.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

Old countries don't disappear overnight; they stay for breakfast.

Proverbs and old sayings Egyptian about country, old, olderness

Who has gone out to the world will stay there.

Proverbs and old sayings Estonian about world

Rain does not stay in the sky.

Proverbs and old sayings Finnish about rain, sky

Those who envy die, but envy stays alive.

Proverbs and old sayings French about envy

When all other sins are old, greed still stays young.

Proverbs and old sayings French about greed, sin, old, olderness

He that stays in the valley will not get over the hill.

Proverbs and old sayings French

It is more difficult for beautiful women to stay chaste.

Proverbs and old sayings French

A gentlemen of Beauce who stays in bed till his breeches are mended.

Proverbs and old sayings French

You can buy 'em but they don't stay bought.

Proverbs and old sayings Georgian about commerce

Yielding stays war.

Proverbs and old sayings German about war

He who does not go forward, stays behind.

Proverbs and old sayings German

If the wolf had stayed in the wood there would have been no hue and cry after him.

Proverbs and old sayings German

If we knew where death resided, we would never stay there.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about death

If the young palm tree wants to stay alive, it grows next to the odum tree.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan

He who would be happy should stay at home.

Proverbs and old sayings Greek about happiness, home

He who wants to be happy must stay at home.

Proverbs and old sayings Greek about happiness, home

A visit is like rainwater; you pray for it when it stays away and its a problem when it rains too much.

Proverbs and old sayings about pray