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He who takes pains will get things done.

Proverbs and old sayings Estonian about things

Who takes care of a cat will take care of a horse too.

Proverbs and old sayings Estonian

Who takes care of a widow's 'hole' will inherit the heavenly kingdom.

Proverbs and old sayings Estonian

Who weds a widow with three children takes four thieves into his house.

Proverbs and old sayings Estonian about thieves, children, home, house

A town takes your money though your pockets be empty.

Proverbs and old sayings Finnish about city, money

He who chooses takes the worst.

Proverbs and old sayings French

A man takes his own wherever he finds it.

Proverbs and old sayings French about man

Every one takes his flogging in his own way.

Proverbs and old sayings French

You pays your money and you takes your choice.

Proverbs and old sayings French about money

Upon a slight pretext the wolf takes the sheep.

Proverbs and old sayings French

Every one takes his pleasure where he finds it.

Proverbs and old sayings French about pleasure

He who wants to travel far takes care of his beast.

Proverbs and old sayings French

He that takes too great a leap falls into the ditch.

Proverbs and old sayings French

Death takes the poor man's cow and the rich man's child.

Proverbs and old sayings French about children, death, wealth, man

One meets his destiny often in the road he takes to avoid it.

Proverbs and old sayings French about destiny

Nothing so bold as a miller's shirt (because it takes a thief by the throat every morning).

Proverbs and old sayings French about thieves, nothing

I see by my mother-in-law's eyes when the devil takes hold of her.

Proverbs and old sayings about law, eyes, mother, devil

Whatever the wind brings he takes away with him.

Proverbs and old sayings Georgian

Of words and feathers, it takes many to make a pound.

Proverbs and old sayings German

He who takes no care of little things, will not have the care of great ones.

Proverbs and old sayings German about things