190 Bulgarian Proverbs / Page 8
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The Hump is straightened only by the grave.142.
The Meek lamb sucks from two mothers.143.
The Mosquito weighs 99 kilos on his own scale.144.
The neighbor's chicken is a duck.145.
The nice apples are always eaten by nasty pigs.146.
The Old man is not asked where he aches, but why he does not ache there.147.
The Older one marries, the longer the nights.148.
The pear does not fall far from the tree.149.
The Sea has decided to drown itself in the river.150.
The Sluggard works twice, the niggard pays twice.151.
The Sparrows quarrel over somebody else's millet.152.
The Stronghold is taken from within.153.
The Sun shines on mud, but does not get muddy.154.
The village feeds the town.155.
The Wealthy man has even his crow laying him eggs.156.
The wife carries the husband on her face; the husband carries the wife on his clothes.157.
The wolf changes only his coat -- not his character.158.
The wolf has a thick neck, because he does his job on his own.159.
There is no boneless fish.160.
There's no flock without carrion.