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Wide experience makes for deep tolerance.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about tolerance, experience, americans

Wide lugs an a short tongue is best.

Proverbs and old sayings British

Wide ears and short tongue are the best.

Proverbs and old sayings English

Wider ears and a short tongue.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin

Wide will wear, but tight will tear.

Proverbs and old sayings

If one has to jump a stream and knows how wide it is, he will not jump. If he does not know how wide it is, he will jump, and six times out of ten he will make it.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian

Keep your eyes wide open before marriage and half shut afterwards.

Proverbs and old sayings British about marriage, eyes

When fortune knocks upon the door open it widely.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about wealth

He who has not traveled widely thinks that his mother is the best cook.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about mother

The sky is wide enough for two birds to fly without their wings touching.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about sky

A wide garment does not tear, a proverb does not spoil.

Proverbs and old sayings

Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about marriage, eyes, americans

Before marriage open your eyes wide; afterwards close them tightly.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about marriage, eyes, americans

The net of heaven is large and wide, but it lets nothing through.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about nothing

A minimal error at the start leads to a wide divergence in the distance.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about error

The river may is wide, but it can crossed..

Proverbs and old sayings

The year has a wide mouth and a big belly.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

Every man has his lot, and a wide world before him.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about world, man

He must gape wide who would gape against an oven.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Make not the door wider than the house.

Proverbs and old sayings English about home, house
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