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Man is a faggot of thorns.

Proverbs and old sayings Maltese about man

A knife does not fear thorns, a woman fears man.

Proverbs and old sayings Mongolian about fear, woman, man

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

Proverbs and old sayings Persian about man

He that handles thorns shall prick his fingers.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian

If you lay upon roses when young, you'll lie upon thorns when old.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about lie, old, olderness

Barefit fowk shouldnae tread on thorns.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Barefooted folk shouldna tread on thorns.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Bare-footed men need not tread upon thorns.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about need, man

He that scatters thorns, let him not go barefoot.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

If they are roses they will blossom, if they are thorns, they will prick.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

He who sows brambles reaps thorns.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

Truths and roses have thorns about them.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

If you are wearing shoes, you don't fear the thorns.

Proverbs and old sayings about fear

A hunter is not afraid of thorns.

Proverbs and old sayings about hunters

Swing a foot into thorns.

Proverbs and old sayings Thai

Who loves roses will endure the thorns.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish

The rose comes from the thorns that were born of roses.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish

The gardener who loves roses is slave to a thousand thorns.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish

If your part of the battlefield is covered with thorns, you do not leave your position and go to stand where the ground is good.

Proverbs and old sayings about good, good luck

The butterfly that brushes against thorns will tear its wings.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian