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223 Proverbs about Wants



1. He that finds fault wants to buy.. German Proverb. He that finds fault wants to buy.
German Proverb

2. He that wants the kernel must crack the nut.. German Proverb. He that wants the kernel must crack the nut.
German Proverb

3. If the prince wants an apple, his servants take the tree.. German Proverb. If the prince wants an apple, his servants take the tree.
German Proverb

4. When the fox wants to catch geese, he wags his tail.. German Proverb. When the fox wants to catch geese, he wags his tail.
German Proverb

5. Women and wine, game and deceit, Make the wealth small and the wants great.. German Proverb. Women and wine, game and deceit, Make the wealth small and the wants great.
German Proverb

6. He that wants to eat the kernel must crack the nut.. German Proverb. He that wants to eat the kernel must crack the nut.
German Proverb

7. He who wants a fire must be able to bear smoke.. German Proverb. He who wants a fire must be able to bear smoke.
German Proverb

8. He who wants to do a good jump must sometimes take a step back.. German Proverb. He who wants to do a good jump must sometimes take a step back.
German Proverb

9. He who wants what God wants of him will lead a free and happy life.. Japanese Proverb. He who wants what God wants of him will lead a free and happy life.
Japanese Proverb

10. What one has, one doesn't want, and what one wants, one doesn't have.. Jewish Proverb. What one has, one doesn't want, and what one wants, one doesn't have.
Jewish Proverb

11. He who wants to be happy must stay at home.. Greek Proverb. He who wants to be happy must stay at home.
Greek Proverb

12. Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow.. Greek Proverb. Everybody wants to be somebody; nobody wants to grow.
Greek Proverb

13. He who wants to be a dragon must eat many little snakes.. Chinese Proverb. He who wants to be a dragon must eat many little snakes.
Chinese Proverb

14. If a rat wants to die it bites a cat's tail.. Chinese Proverb. If a rat wants to die it bites a cat's tail.
Chinese Proverb

15. The human heart is never satisfied, just like the snake that wants to swallow an elephant.. Chinese Proverb. The human heart is never satisfied, just like the snake that wants to swallow an elephant.
Chinese Proverb

16. Whoever buys a house must examine the beams; whoever wants a wife must look at her mother.. Chinese Proverb. Whoever buys a house must examine the beams; whoever wants a wife must look at her mother.
Chinese Proverb

17. A hasty man never wants woe.. Chinese Proverb. A hasty man never wants woe.
Chinese Proverb

18. A man's greed is like a snake that wants to swallow an elephant.. Chinese Proverb. A man's greed is like a snake that wants to swallow an elephant.
Chinese Proverb

19. Our needs are few but our wants increase with our possessions.. Chinese Proverb. Our needs are few but our wants increase with our possessions.
Chinese Proverb

20. He who wants a new world must first buy the old.. Dutch Proverb. He who wants a new world must first buy the old.
Dutch Proverb

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