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681. A stupid turtle-dove is sometimes surprised by night for wanting one more grain of castor-oil plant.. Bajan Proverb. A stupid turtle-dove is sometimes surprised by night for wanting one more grain of castor-oil plant.
Bajan Proverb

682. Say nothing about another that you wouldn't want to hear about yourself.. El Salvadoran Proverb. Say nothing about another that you wouldn't want to hear about yourself.
El Salvadoran Proverb

683. Any visitor to the country who drinks from the River Bengo will never want to leave.. Angolan Proverb. Any visitor to the country who drinks from the River Bengo will never want to leave.
Angolan Proverb

684. If you want your dreams to come true, don't sleep.. Israeli Proverb. If you want your dreams to come true, don't sleep.
Israeli Proverb

685. What one has, one doesn't want, and what one wants, one doesn't have.. Israeli Proverb. What one has, one doesn't want, and what one wants, one doesn't have.
Israeli Proverb

686. The night might be long, but whether you want it or not, the day will announce itself.. Rwandese Proverb. The night might be long, but whether you want it or not, the day will announce itself.
Rwandese Proverb

687. When a man wants a wife, he wants but a wife; But when he has got a wife, he wants a great deal.. Manx Proverb. When a man wants a wife, he wants but a wife; But when he has got a wife, he wants a great deal.
Manx Proverb

688. She wants to have buttermilk, but has hidden the pot brought for it behind one's back.. Kashmir Proverb. She wants to have buttermilk, but has hidden the pot brought for it behind one's back.
Kashmir Proverb

689. Unwanted meddling in affairs could prove harmful.. Kashmir Proverb. Unwanted meddling in affairs could prove harmful.
Kashmir Proverb

690. The frog wanted to be as big as the elephant, and burst.. Ethiopia Proverb. The frog wanted to be as big as the elephant, and burst.
Ethiopia Proverb

691. He who wants to barter, usually knows what is best for him.. Ethiopia Proverb. He who wants to barter, usually knows what is best for him.
Ethiopia Proverb

692. A cow gave birth to a fire: she wanted to lick it, but it burned; she wanted to leave it, but she could not because it was her own child.. Ethiopia Proverb. A cow gave birth to a fire: she wanted to lick it, but it burned; she wanted to leave it, but she could not because it was her own child.
Ethiopia Proverb

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