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First deserve, and then desire.... >>

A small family is soon provided for.... >>

An empty purse frightens away friends... >>

One funeral makes many.... >>

Kissing goes by favour.... >>

Other Proverbs

Trouts are not caught with dry breeches.... (Spanish) >>

A foolish judge passes brief sentence.... (French) >>

The kite's malady, its wings broken and its beak sound.... (Spanish) >>

Sugared words generally prove bitter.... (Spanish) >>

My neighbour's hen lays more eggs than mine.... (Spanish) >>

Do not be in a hurry to tie what you cannot untie.

- English Proverb