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Self -- love is the worst of all flattery.

Proverbs and old sayings French about flattering, self-control, love

The common property donkey is the worst saddled.

Proverbs and old sayings French about common sense

The worst is not always certain but it's very likely.

Proverbs and old sayings French

The ass that is common property is always the worst saddled.

Proverbs and old sayings French about common sense

The worst wheel creaks most.

Proverbs and old sayings German

The worse the dun, the worst the paymaster.

Proverbs and old sayings German

Our neighbor's children are always the worst.

Proverbs and old sayings German about children

Where the best wine grows, the worst is drunk.

Proverbs and old sayings German about wine

Our neighbour's children are always the worst.

Proverbs and old sayings German about children

The worst behaved students turn out to be the most pious preachers.

Proverbs and old sayings German about saints

He who thinks the worst usually is right.

Proverbs and old sayings Greek about rightness

The worst kind of person is one whose power of speech is greater than his power of thought.

Proverbs and old sayings about power, thinking, people

Those who are choosy often pick the worst.

Proverbs and old sayings

The worst kind of poverty is to have many debts.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about poverty

The worst pig gets the best pear.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

The worst pig often gets the best pear.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

The chamber-bell is the worst sound one have in his ears.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

A man can endure the worst pain -- of others.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about pain, man

Even in the worst of times someone turns a profit.

Proverbs and old sayings

Expect the worst from your enemy so that you won't be disappointed.

Proverbs and old sayings about enemies