135 Proverbs about Loses / Page 6
101. The tailor that makes not a knot loses a stitch.
102. He that loses is merchant as well as he that gains.
103. He that washes an ass's head loses both his lye and his labour.
104. He who is afraid of death, loses his life.
105. The man who takes legal action often loses an ox to win a cat.
106. When an ant gets wings, it loses its head.
107. The guest who outstays his fellow-guests loses his overcoat.
108. The lucky fellow loses his wife, the unlucky fellow loses his horse.
109. A plant loses its blossom as soon as it bears fruit.
110. If a centipede loses a leg, it does not prevent him from walking.
111. What keeps its leaves, to the waning moon. What loses its leaves, to the new moon.
112. When the cuckoo sings, the wild boar loses its old coat, and the hen lays an egg without a false nest. And the ram's horns round out - he looks like a general.
113. When it's warm the pea loses its pod.
114. If a centipede loses a leg, it can still walk.
115. It is the mind that wins or loses.
116. Whoever waits for time to pass loses time.
117. Who makes the hundred and not the one, loses the hundred because of that one.
118. The man who loses his wife for good cause cannot be called cuckold.
119. Sore is the mouth that loses its first tooth.
120. The one who loses his faith will never be content.
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