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112 Proverbs about Idle



1. The devil makes work for idle hands.. German Proverb. The devil makes work for idle hands.
German Proverb

2. As good be an addled egg as an idle bird.. German Proverb. As good be an addled egg as an idle bird.
German Proverb

3. Idleness has poverty for wages.. German Proverb. Idleness has poverty for wages.
German Proverb

4. Idleness is the beginning of all sin.. German Proverb. Idleness is the beginning of all sin.
German Proverb

5. Idleness is the root of all evil.. German Proverb. Idleness is the root of all evil.
German Proverb

6. Idleness is the sepulchre of a living man.. German Proverb. Idleness is the sepulchre of a living man.
German Proverb

7. It is idle to swallow the cow and choke on the tail.. German Proverb. It is idle to swallow the cow and choke on the tail.
German Proverb

8. Take a horse to the knacker, and throw in bridle and saddle.. German Proverb. Take a horse to the knacker, and throw in bridle and saddle.
German Proverb

9. The devil finds work for idle hands to do.. German Proverb. The devil finds work for idle hands to do.
German Proverb

10. Victory is not gained by idleness.. German Proverb. Victory is not gained by idleness.
German Proverb

11. An idle brain is the devil's workshop.. German Proverb. An idle brain is the devil's workshop.
German Proverb

12. He that is busy is tempted but by one devil, he that is idle by a legion.. German Proverb. He that is busy is tempted but by one devil, he that is idle by a legion.
German Proverb

13. A bridle for the tongue is a necessary piece of furniture.. Chinese Proverb. A bridle for the tongue is a necessary piece of furniture.
Chinese Proverb

14. An idle man is the devil's pillow.. Dutch Proverb. An idle man is the devil's pillow.
Dutch Proverb

15. An old mule with a golden bridle.. Dutch Proverb. An old mule with a golden bridle.
Dutch Proverb

16. Better lose your labour than your time in idleness.. Dutch Proverb. Better lose your labour than your time in idleness.
Dutch Proverb

17. He is too idle to fetch his breath.. Dutch Proverb. He is too idle to fetch his breath.
Dutch Proverb

18. Idleness is hunger's mother, and of theft it is bull brother.. Dutch Proverb. Idleness is hunger's mother, and of theft it is bull brother.
Dutch Proverb

19. Poverty is the reward of idleness.. Dutch Proverb. Poverty is the reward of idleness.
Dutch Proverb

20. Take a horse by his bridle and a man by his word.. Dutch Proverb. Take a horse by his bridle and a man by his word.
Dutch Proverb

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