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Strangers' meat is the greatest treat.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

Live together like brothers and do business like strangers.

Proverbs and old sayings Arab about affair

The land of marriage has this peculiarity: That strangers are desirous of inhabiting it, while its natural inhabitants would gladly be exiled.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about marriage

All strangers are relations to each other.

Proverbs and old sayings

You may boast to strangers, but tell the truth to your own people.

Proverbs and old sayings Croatian about truth, people

Money matters make strangers.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about money

Do not eat the strangers' bread as this diminishes your stature.

Proverbs and old sayings

The house is our father's and the strangers came to kick us out.

Proverbs and old sayings about home, house

The tears of strangers are only water.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about tears, water

Don't trust old people and strangers.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about people, old, olderness

Better a devil you know than a hundred strangers.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about devil, americans

Go to friends for advice, woman for love, strangers for charity and relatives for nothing.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about charity, advice, woman, nothing, love

Go to friends for advice; to women for pity; to strangers for charity; to relatives for nothing.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about charity, advice, nothing

Know each other as if your were brothers; negotiate deals as if you were strangers to each other.

Proverbs and old sayings

Get together like brother, and keep each other in check like strangers.

Proverbs and old sayings

The day your horse dies and your money's lost, your relatives change to strangers.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about change, money, day

The day your horse dies and your money's gone, your relatives change into strangers.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about change, money, day

Eat and drink with your relatives; do business with strangers.

Proverbs and old sayings Greek about affair, drinking

Be straightforward in all your dealing and noble with strangers.

Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic

Eat and drink with your relatives, but do business with strangers.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about affair, drinking