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Kissing goes by favour (Br.) Love can neither be bought nor sold; its only price is love (Am.). Love cannot be compelled (forced, ordered) (Br.) Les sages voient avec le… Read more »

Better poor with honor than rich with shame (Am.). A penny by right is better than a thousand by wrong (Br.) Heureux est celui qui se conente de peu. Кому… Read more »

Do not fear  those who  fear  God The beggar may sing before a footpad (a pick-pocket) (Br.). The beggar may sing before the thief (Am., Br.). Не that is down… Read more »

The envious man grows lean (shall never want woe) (Br.). Envy never enriched any man (Am.) Celui qui envie le bonheur des autres n’est jamais heureux. В зависти нет ни… Read more »

Flattery begets friends, but the truth begets enmity. Candor breeds hatred (Am.). Truth breeds hatred. Celui qui n’aime pas la verité deteste les francs. Правду говорить – друга не нажить…. Read more »

He that fears you present will hate you absent. Mefie- toi de ceux à qui tu a fait du mal. Бойся того, кого обидел. Обидящим Бог судия. Кто кого обидит,… Read more »

Не knows best what good is that has endured evil (ill) (Br.). Those who have not tasted the bitterest of life’s bitters can never appreciate the sweetest of life’s sweets… Read more »

Where the devil cannot come, he will send a woman. La femme est à l’homme un mal agréable. Que Dieu vous garde de mauvaises femmes et gardez vous des meilleurs…. Read more »

Lit. Those are parents who fed and watered you as a child. Lui qui est pour toi(te soitient) son tes proches. Кто для тебя все сделает, то пусть они и родителями… Read more »

Acts of kindness are soon forgotten, but the memory of an offence remains (Br.). Bad deeds follow you; the good ones flee (Am.). Eaten bread is soon forgotten (Am., Br.)… Read more »

Не makes a foe who makes a jest (Am.). Jesting lies bring serious sorrows (Am.). People who are sharp cut their fingers (Br.) Lui qui se moque de personnes agés… Read more »

He that respects not his own self is not respected by others. Lui, qui n’a pas de respecte pour soi-même ne sait pas respecter les autres. Кто сам себя не… Read more »

Great talkers are great liars (Br.). Не cannot speak well that cannot hold his tongue (Am., Br.). Не that talks much lies much (Br.). Не who talks much says many… Read more »

Не who does not work, neither should he eat (Br.). A horse that will not carry a saddle must have no oats (Br.). No mill, no meal (Am., Br.). No… Read more »

Lying pays no tax (Br.). Lying pays no toll (Am.) Tell a lie and find a truth (Am.) La bouche n’a pas de dimanche. Не похваля, не продашь; не похуля,… Read more »

A man will reveal his perserverance soon Lit: a person’s feelings are clearly visible from the person’s facial expression. Le visage est le miroir de l’âme Умолодца и решительность, и… Read more »

Men fear death as children do going in the dark (Am.). No church is so handsome that a man would desire straight to be buried (Br.). No man is so… Read more »

Business is the salt of life (Br.). Labor is the law of happiness (Am.). Labor makes life sweet (Am.). Man was never so happy as when he was doing something… Read more »