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It is not worth telling a lovely story at the funeral.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
He who asks you to converse ends up telling others that you're shouting.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about conversation, end
It's better to be punished for telling the truth than to be rewarded for saying lies.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about truth
Don't believe your enemy even when he's telling the truth.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about enemies, truth, americans
O daughter, I'm telling you. O daughter-in-law, listen to it.
Proverbs and old sayings about law
The pot telling the kettle it black.
Proverbs and old sayings about magic
A truth-telling woman has few friends.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about truth, woman
Death is nature's way of telling you to slow down.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about nature, death
By telling our woes we often assuage them.
Proverbs and old sayings French
Pray, pray very much but beware of telling God what you want.
Proverbs and old sayings French about pray, god
Don't despise someone for telling the truth.
Proverbs and old sayings Guatemalan about truth
Knowing but not telling it is what kills old men. Hearing but not heeding it is what kills young men.
Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about man, old, olderness
There are two tellings to every story.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish
The tale is marred in the telling.
Proverbs and old sayings Latin about fairy tales
There is nothing more telling than wit.
Proverbs and old sayings Latin about nothing
An old man telling lies is like a rich man stealing.
Proverbs and old sayings Russian about thieves, wealth, man, old, olderness
A tale never loses in the telling.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about fairy tales
A tale never tines in the telling.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about fairy tales
Mony a gude tale is spoilt in the telling.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about fairy tales
