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Other Proverbs

If the sky falls we shall catch larks.... (Spanish) >>

Every one preaches for his own saint.... (French) >>

When thieves fall out, honest men come by their own.... (Spanish) >>

Four things put a man beside himself--women, tobacco, cards,... (Spanish) >>

He who has no voice in the valley, will have none in the cou... (Spanish) >>

Riches serve a man, but command a fool.

- English Proverb