337 Proverbs about About / Page 9
161. When given a kingdom, the gypsy asks: what about bread?
162. A word about to be spoken is like a stone that is ready to be thrown.
163. Whip the saddle and give the mule something to think about it.
164. What you say when you're drunk should have been thought about beforehand.
165. It was smooth on paper, but we've forgotten about ravines.
166. Yakov's magpie started chattering the same thing about anyone.
167. It was smooth on paper, but forgotten about ravines.
168. If the fool has a hunchback no one remarks about it; if a wise man has a boil everybody talks about it.
169. Bygone troubles are a pleasure to talk about.
170. Talk too much and you talk about yourself.
171. Don't ask questions about fairy tales.
172. Who talks a lot, talks about himself.
173. Ask about your neighbors, and then buy the house.
174. I know nothing about it, I haven't seen it; that is the best answer.
175. One must ask about the delight of opium from one who smokes it.
176. The bear knows seven songs and they are all about honey.
177. The fool sings a love song to his wife, the wise man will talk about his dog.
178. Who gossips to you will gossip about you.
179. When the flock makes an about-face, the stragglers become leaders.
180. If one person calls you a horse, laugh at him. If a second person calls you a horse, think about it.
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