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One bad experience is worth more than a thousand threats.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about experience, bad luck, bad

If triangles had a God, He'd have three sides.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about god

Holiday of Saint Nicolae

Saint Nicolae is the spiritual patriarch in Holland, Russia, Greece, France and in a lot of cities from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Belgium. He is known as the protector of poor people, sailors, tradesmen,...

Traditions and superstitions Romanian

Martisor - the celebration of spring

Martisor is a Romanian ancient tradition, it’s been dated for 8000 years, which celebrates the beginning of the spring on 1 March. Is the celebration of joy, freshness, the victory of Good against Bad. The...

Traditions and superstitions Romanian

Rune before prayer

I am bending my knee
In the eye of the Father who created me,
In the eye of the Son who purchased me,
In the eye of the Spirit who cleansed me,
In friendship and affection.
Through Thine own Anointed One, O God,...

Spells and incantations British

Despite the beauty of the moon, sun and the stars, the sky also has a threatening thunder and striking lightening.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about celebrity, stars, moon, beauty, sky, sun

There is no man nor thing without his defect, and often they have two or three of them.

Proverbs and old sayings Bengali about things, man

Do everything at the right time and one day will seem like three.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about rightness, time, day

Do everything at its right time, and one day will seem like three.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about rightness, time, day

It takes more than one cold day for a river to freeze three feet deep.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about day

If you want to avoid being cheated, ask for prices at three different stores.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about being

Before you plan to improve the world, look around your own house three times.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about world, home, house

An old bachelor compares life with a shirt button that hangs often by a thread.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about life, old, olderness