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A bad wound deserves strong medicine.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about medicine, bad luck, bad

A strong man never stays long in the ground.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about man

The strongest man on earth is he who stands alone.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about earth, man

A strong person doesn't rush to wake up early morning.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about people

A strong tree shall always grow from the roots and not the seeds.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

The strong will always rule, it's only a question of the content of the strength.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about question, rules

The strongest person among men is not he who fights everyone but is he who controls is anger.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about anger, people, man

Negotiate with your enemy whilst you are a strong and formidable force, and he will always fear and respect you, but negotiate at the brink of defeat, and he will trample you down.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about defeat, force, police, respect, fear, enemies

Young courage and old caution are a strong pair.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about prudence, courage, americans, old, olderness

The weaker the argument, the stronger the words.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

Weak men wait for opportunities, strong men make them.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about chance, man, americans

A gracious woman obtains honor, and strong men obtain riches.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about wealth, woman, man, americans

The gravity of the earth is so strong that the old grey man walks crooked.

Proverbs and old sayings Armenian about earth, man, old, olderness

Even though the old man is strong and hearty, he will not live forever.

Proverbs and old sayings about man, old, olderness

To forget a strong man who could help you is the same as to scorn him.

Proverbs and old sayings about help, man

A mother is like a kernel, crushed by problems but strong enough to overcome them.

Proverbs and old sayings about problems, mother

Love is as strong as death.

Proverbs and old sayings British about death, love

You may break a horse's back, be he never so strong.

Proverbs and old sayings British

The strong man and the waterfall channel their own path.

Proverbs and old sayings British about man

The Stronghold is taken from within.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian