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Who tells me of my faults is my teacher; who tells me of my virtues does me harm.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about teachers

Force tells weak from strong for a moment; truth tells right from wrong all the time.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about moment, force, police, bad, rightness, truth, time

Nobody tells all he knows.

Proverbs and old sayings

Every picture tells a story

Proverbs and old sayings British about old, olderness

The child tells what goes on in the house.

Proverbs and old sayings Albanian about children, home, house

Whoever tells the truth is chased out of nine villages.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about truth

A leader is he who tells his people what they must hear, not what they want to hear.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about people

When a blind man tells you he is going to throw a stone, know that his foot is on the stone.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about blind, man, contentment

It's not the aroma of the soup that tells you whether it's sweet or not, but it's the tongue's taste.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

'Tis the taste that tells the tale.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about fairy tales, americans

He that shows a passion tells his enemy where he may hit him.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about enemies, americans

He who predicts the future lies, even if he tells the truth.

Proverbs and old sayings about future, truth

He who foretells the future lies, even if he tells the truth.

Proverbs and old sayings about future, truth

Those who foretell the future lies, even if he tells the truth.

Proverbs and old sayings about future, truth

He who speaks about the future lies, even when he tells the truth.

Proverbs and old sayings about future, truth

He that tells his wife news, is but newly married.

Proverbs and old sayings British about wife

When the master of the house tells a lie, then offer him a chair.

Proverbs and old sayings Burundi about lie, home, house

One man tells a lie, dozens repeat it as the truth.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about lie, truth, man

The woman who tells her age is either too young to have anything to lose or too old to have anything to gain.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about olderness, age, woman, old

He who shows a passion tells his enemy where he may hit him.

Proverbs and old sayings Columbian about enemies