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Bare-footed men need not tread upon thorns.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about need, man

Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish

Don't tread on the tail of a sleeping snake.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish

Good king wenceslas:

Good King Wenceslas looked out
On the Feast of Stephen,
When the snow lay around about,
Deep and crisp and even;

Brightly shone the moon that night,
Though the frost was cruel,
When a poor man came in sight,...

Carols

Home sweet home:

Mid pleasures and palaces
Though we may roam,
Be it ever so humble,
There's no place like home.
A charm from the skies
Seems to hallow us there,
Which seek thro' the world,
Is ne'er met with elsewhere.
Home,...

Traditional Songs

They visit every single house
And wish to stay and eat.
Such manners!
When they get their food,
They tread it with their feet.
We wish these visitors would go
Yet, many a summer's day
They cannot leave the papers which
We buy to make...

Riddles

Christians awake salute the happy morn

Christians, awake, salute the happy morn
Whereon the Saviour of the world was born
Rise to adore the mystery of love
Which hosts of angels chanted from above
With them the joyful tidings first begun...

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