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The witch is going! The witch is going! but if you are not a witch you don't turn around to look.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan

When you know that people are watching you, there are things that you don't do.

Proverbs and old sayings Hatian about things, people

A liar's punishment: even when he tells the truth, people don't believe him.

Proverbs and old sayings about punishment, truth, people

One ill behaviour may cause others to forget the kindness we've done.

Proverbs and old sayings

The way a house is decorated will tell much about its owner. Don't just take love -- experience it.

Proverbs and old sayings about experience, home, house, love

The English always credit the rest of us with the qualities they don't need themselves.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about need

If you have to swallow a frog, try not to think about it. If you have to swallow two frogs, don't swallow the smaller one first.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish

If young men had wit and old men strength everything might be well done.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about man, old, olderness

Wait time and place to take your revenge, for it is never well done in a hurry.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about revenge, time

If the young man knew, if the old man could, there is nothing but would be done.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about nothing, man, old, olderness

What raging rashly is begun, Challengeth shame before half done.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about shame

Having achieved your purpose, seek not to undo what has been done.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about purpose

When you are crossing over a river you might be eaten by crocodiles, but don't let yourself get bitten by the little fish.

Proverbs and old sayings Guatemalan

If you want something, you'll do a thousand things to obtain it. But if you don't want something, you'll give a thousand excuses to refrain from it.

Proverbs and old sayings Malaysian about things

If you find the residents of a place worshipping a donkey, bring the beast some grass.

Proverbs and old sayings Moroccan

Do little things now; so shall big things come to thee by and by asking to be done.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian about things

Woe to being a housewife/househusband, you buy one thing, you don't have two others.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian about commerce, being, things

Do well the little things now; so shall great things come to thee by and by asking to be done.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian about things

Give a hint to the man of sense, and consider the thing done.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about common sense, sense, things, man

One should watch out for a very trifling or lame reason given for something that has been done.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about reason