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Troubles are like babies: the more they are nursed, the better they grow.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

While you still have bread, troubles are not troubles, true troubles are without bread.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

In a family if you have somebody who is troublesome it's the family members who are worried than the troublesome member.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about family

A clever person turns great troubles into little ones and little ones into none at all.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about intelligence, people

Do not meet troubles half-way

Proverbs and old sayings British about old, olderness

What we get takes away our troubles.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

One doesn't call a hyena to displine a troublesome goat.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

Never trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

One half the troubles in this world can be traced to saying 'yes' too quick or saying 'no' not soon enough.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about world, americans

Dont trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.

Proverbs and old sayings

The flea troubles him who has got it in his ear.

Proverbs and old sayings

He that troubles his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.

Proverbs and old sayings about home, house, heart

Don't meet troubles half-way.

Proverbs and old sayings British

When troubles are few, dreams are few.

Proverbs and old sayings British about dream

The greater your troubles, the greater is your opportunity to show yourself a worthy person.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about chance, people

To promise is easy, to keep is troublesome.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about promise

Smoke, stench, and a troublesome wife are what drive men from home.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about smoke, home, wife, man

Nothing is more ridiculous or troublesome than mere ceremony.

Proverbs and old sayings French about nothing