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The devil goes away and heaven comes to stay.

Proverbs and old sayings about devil, americans

When the earth is hot, the worm stays in the ground.

Proverbs and old sayings about earth, americans

When water stays at one place, it rots.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian about water

The needle makes clothes but stays naked.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian about clothes

Not everyone who sings a lullaby stays awake.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian

It's better to fly and stay alive than to die a hero.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian about heroism

Tommy, please, stay at your own place.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish

A guest sticks a nail in the wall even if he stays but one night.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about night

A guest hammers a nail in the wall even if he stays only one night.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about night

Who stays quiet agrees.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about quiet

The hen that stays at home picks up the crumbs.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about home

The chicken that stays in the farmyard, will peck the crumbs.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

God stays long, but strikes at last.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about god

He that is fed at another's hand may stay long ere he be full.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian

When money talks, then truth stays silent.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about truth, money

Stormy weather cannot stay all the time, the red sun will come out, too.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about weather, sun, time

Set a stout heart to a stay brae.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about heart

Bad legs and ill wives should stay at hame.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about bad luck, bad

Who stays vigilant, will win.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about prudence

Cooked pumpkin stays hot for a long time.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about time