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Wearing a mended dress is better than being naked.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about being

Wear no sword at kinsman's board.

Proverbs and old sayings

Wear not out your welcome.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin

Wear not boots too big for your feet.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin

Everybody must wear out one pair of fool's shoes, if he wear no more.

Proverbs and old sayings German

A man with trousers that are too short should wear long suspenders.

Proverbs and old sayings Jamaican about man

Do not wear out your welcome.

Proverbs and old sayings British

If a man is a great man, even his dog will wear a proud look.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about proudness, man

Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches.

Proverbs and old sayings English

The wearer best knows where the shoe pinches.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish

Better wear out than rust out.

Proverbs and old sayings British about old, olderness

If the shoe fits, wear it

Proverbs and old sayings British about old, olderness

The cobbler always wears the worst shoes

Proverbs and old sayings about old, olderness

The heart doesn't wear rags.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about heart

Death is like a robe everyone has to wear.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about death

The cheapest way to improve your looks is to wear a smile.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about smile

A woman wearing trousers? What has she got hanging in there?

Proverbs and old sayings West African about woman

Only the person who wears the shoe feels it when it pitches.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about people

The one who wrestles with a big man will soon wear himself out.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about man