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Thistles and thorns prick sore, but evil tongues prick more.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Give an ass oats and he runs after thistles.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

If the brain sows not corn, it plants thistles.

Proverbs and old sayings English about brain

He who sows thistles reaps thorns.

Proverbs and old sayings French

The acre of laziness is full of thistles.

Proverbs and old sayings German about laziness

The ass loaded with gold still eats thistles.

Proverbs and old sayings German

The ass bedecked with gold still eats thistles.

Proverbs and old sayings German

The ass carries corn to the mill, and gets thistles.

Proverbs and old sayings German

However long the sun shines upon a thistle, it will never become a rose.

Proverbs and old sayings German about sun

Gather thistles, expect prickles.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin

Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

Proverbs and old sayings Persian about man

The ass that is hungry eats thistles.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

The ass embraced the thistle, and they found themselves relations.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

He that sows thistles shall reap prickles.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian

A thistle is a fat salad for an ass's mouth.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

He that has a good crop may thole some thistles.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about good, good luck

Pierce the naggers tongue with a thistle and you will hear no more complaints.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about contentment

The brain, that sows not corn, plants thistles.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about brain

Pluck it from among the thistles, and we will take it off your hands.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish