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The hard road turns the traveller into the same dust that he has to swallow.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese

Even in the worst of times someone turns a profit.

Proverbs and old sayings

Patience overtaxed turns to rage.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about patience

Where the love is, thither turns the eye.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about love

A wise man turns chance into good fortune.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about chance, wealth, good, good luck, man

A canoe does not know who is king. When it turns over, everyone gets wet.

Proverbs and old sayings

Pots take turns to sit on the fire.

Proverbs and old sayings about fire, fire brigade

A mouse that removes the palm-nut that turns out to be the bait of a trap, would already have known that the palm-nut does not ripen on the ground.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian

Necessity turns lion into fox.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian

If fortune turns against you, even jelly breaks your tooth.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian about wealth

When fortune turns against you, even jelly breaks your teeth.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian about wealth

From a closed door the devil turns away.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about devil

At length the fox turns monk.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian

Patience provoked turns to fury.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about patience

Hunger goes in a straight line, desire turns in circles.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about hunger

The master is the one who turns the servant into a thief.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about thieves

The poor man turns his cake and another comes and takes it away.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about man

The first blin always turns out lumpy.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian

It's a bad sign when the sick person tosses and turns in bed.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about people, bad luck, bad

When in March sun and water are taking turns with water and sun, the mules end up doing the carrying.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about sun, water, end