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Turkeys, parrots, and hares don't know what gratitude is.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about gratitude

There is a wise reason why a cock can't sound like a turkey.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about reason

On Saint Thomas the Divine kill all turkeys, geese and swine.

Proverbs and old sayings German about saints

A turkey never voted for an early Christmas.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about christmas

In the eyes of its mother every turkey is a swan.

Proverbs and old sayings about eyes, mother

Even though you know a thousand things, ask the man who knows one.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about things, man

Having two ears and one tongue, we should listen twice as much as we speak.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish

A person does not seek luck; luck seeks the person.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about bad luck, good luck, people

Coffee should be black as Hell, strong as death, and sweet as love.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about magic, hell, death, love

Happiness is like crystal -- when it shines the most, it soon cracks.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about happiness

A man does not seek his luck, luck seeks its man.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about bad luck, good luck, man

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

An Englishman will burn his bed to catch a flea.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish

It is better to be a male for one day than a female for ten.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about day

Love the one who loves you, even if he has nothing. Do not love the one who does not love you back, even if he is sultan in Egypt.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about love, nothing

One who speaks only one language is one person, but one who speaks two languages is two people.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about language, people

Beauty passes; wisdom remains.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about beauty, wisdom

Study from new books, but from old teachers.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about teachers, books, old, olderness

A knife-wound heals, but a tongue-wound festers.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish

Time is cash.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about time