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A nice day, a gift for a street peddlar.

Proverbs and old sayings about gifts, day

The streets of London are paved with gold.

Proverbs and old sayings

If each one sweeps before his own door, the whole street is clean.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish

If your neighbor visits Mecca once, watch out for him. If he makes a second visit, you had better avoid him. After the third visit you had better move to another street.

Proverbs and old sayings

The main road is an easy way, but everyone loves the side streets.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

If everyone swept the pavement in front of his house, the whole street would be clean.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about home, house

Were every one to sweep before his own house, every street would be clean.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about home, house

Were everyone to sweep in front of his own house, every street would be clean.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about home, house

For a lot of people their conscience lives in the middle of the street.

Proverbs and old sayings German about conscience, people

One person enjoys a piece of hard cheese, a second a spun out prayer chant, and a third a door to the street.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about people