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A useless watch dog barks but stays far away.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

Keep up with the times, don't stay in the dark.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about dark

If you want to have a happy life, stay far away from your relatives.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about happiness, life

If you want to stay full of good health, always eat eggs and drink wine.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about drinking, wine, good, good luck

Who doesn't want to stay with friends, is either a cop, a cuckold, or a spy.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about police

April, as you see me; May, as I stay; June, as I am; by July, let everything fly.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

Who stays at the master and doesn't learn, is either a jackass or pretends to be one.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

Inexperienced young men are better off not marrying: Stay away from women! you'll be better off.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about man

A paddle here, a paddle there -- the canoe stays still.

Proverbs and old sayings

Happiness itself does not stay -- only moments of happiness do.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about happiness

The family that prays together stays together.

Proverbs and old sayings about family

The cuckoo comes in April, and stays the month of May; sings a song at midsummer, and then goes away.

Proverbs and old sayings

Don't believe in foretellings but don't stay without them.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish

Speak highly of the lake, but stay on the bank.

Proverbs and old sayings Ukrainian about bankers

If you marry a young woman, make sure your friends stay outside.

Proverbs and old sayings Ukrainian about woman

A man should stay alive if only out of curiosity.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about curiosity, man

If you stay at home you won't wear out your shoes.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about home

A person should stay alive, if only out of curiosity.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about curiosity, people

Had you gotten up early, you wouldn't have needed to stay up late.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish

When you try to stay on the surface of the water, you sink; but when you try to sink, you float.

Proverbs and old sayings Zen about water