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An old broom knows the corners of the house.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (German)
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An old broom knows the dirty corners best.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Irish)
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An old cat will not learn how to dance.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Moroccan)
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An old coachman loves the crack of the whip.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Dutch, German)
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An old dog does not bark for nothing.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (French, Italian)
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An old dog does not grow used to the collar.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Italian)
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An old dog will learn no tricks.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Italian)
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An old error has more friends than a new truth.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Danish)
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An old error is always more popular than a new truth.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (German)
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An old ewe dressed lamb-fashion.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Dutch)
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An old flag is an honour to its captain.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Italian)
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An old fool is worse than a young simpleton.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Danish)
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An old fox does not run twice into the snare.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (German)
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An old fox doesn't go twice into the trap.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Dutch)
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An old fox is not caught in a snare.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Latin)
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An old fox is not to be caught in a trap.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Latin)
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An old fox understands the trap.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Latin)
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An old friend met in a far country is like rain after drought.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Chinese)
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An old horse for a young soldier.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Italian)
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An old lion is better than a young ass.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Latin)
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An old man in love is like a flower in winter.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Portuguese)
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An old man is there to talk.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Nigerian)
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An old man loved is a winter with flowers.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (German)
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An old man's sayings are seldom untrue.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Danish)
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An old mule with a golden bridle.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Dutch)
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An old oven is easier to heat than a new one.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (French)
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An old ox makes a straight furrow.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (French, Italian, Spanish)
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An old poacher makes the best gamekeeper.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (French, Italian, Spanish)
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An old quarrel is easily renewed.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Italian)
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An old rat easily finds a hole.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Dutch)
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An old rat is a brave rat.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (French)
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An old rat won't go into the trap.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Dutch)
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An old wolf is not scared by loud cries.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Danish)
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An old wolf is used to be shouted at.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Dutch)
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An old woman dancing makes a great dust. [Anything out of season
is obnoxious.]
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Latin)
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An old woman would dance!
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Latin)
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An onion will not produce a rose.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Latin)
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An open box tempts an honest man.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Portuguese)
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An open countenance often conceals close thoughts.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Portuguese)
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An open door tempts a saint.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Spanish)
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An open enemy is better than a false friend.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Greek)
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An opportunity is found with difficulty and easily lost.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Latin)
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An ounce of discretion is better than a pound of knowledge.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Italian)
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An ounce of favour goes further, or is worth more, than a pound
of justice.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (French)
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An ounce of luck is worth a pound of wisdom.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (French)
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An ounce of mother is worth a pound of priests.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Spanish)
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An ounce of mother-wit is worth a pound of school-wit.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (German)
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An ounce of patience is worth a pound of brains.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Dutch)
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An ounce of practice is worth a pound of precept.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Dutch)
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An ounce of state to a pound of gold.
Topic: Proverbs
Source: (Spanish)
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