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Three things come into the house uninvited: debts, age, and death.

Proverbs and old sayings German about age, olderness, death, things, home, house

Three need to be guarded: a patient, a groom, and a bride.

Proverbs and old sayings about need

Three rebel against the light: the thief, the adulterer, and the bat.

Proverbs and old sayings about thieves, light

Three things show a man's character: his drinking, his pocket, and his anger.

Proverbs and old sayings about drinking, character, anger, things, man

Three things please a man: a lovely home, a lovely wife, and lovely possessions.

Proverbs and old sayings about home, wife, things, man

Three things have a flavor of the world to come: sabbath, the sun, and married love.

Proverbs and old sayings about sun, world, things, love

Three things are good in small doses and bad in big ones: yeast, salt, and hesitation.

Proverbs and old sayings about things, bad luck, bad, good, good luck

Three women, a goose and two women make a whole fair.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian

Three diseases without shame: love, itch, and thirst.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about shame, love

Three people can keep a secret, if two of them are dead.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about secret, people

Three things that can't be taught: generosity, poetry and a singing voice.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about poetry, generosity, voice, things

Three things you cannot comprehend: the mind of a woman, the working of the bees, and the ebb and flow of the tide.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about mind, things, woman

Three know it, all know it.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

Threats are arms for the threatened.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

Three are powerful: the Pope, the king, and the man who has nothing.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about nothing, man

Three things drive a man out of doors: smoke, dropping water, and a shrew.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about smoke, things, water, man

Three years will eradicate even murderous thoughts.

Proverbs and old sayings Korean

Three women will make as much noise as a market.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin

Three things cause sorrow to flee; water, green trees, and a beautiful face.

Proverbs and old sayings Moroccan about sadness, things, water, face

Threatened folks eat bread.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese