188 Finnish Proverbs / Page 8
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The devil dances nowhere as much as between a couple.142.
The echo knows all languages.143.
The elderly, even if deaf and blind, still know a lot.144.
The fate of the Gypsy's horse.145.
The forest will answer you in the way you call to it.146.
The frost drives the pig home.147.
The lazy sweat when they eat and complain of the cold when they work.148.
The memories of one's youth make for long, long thoughts.149.
The mocked may grow up to dignity, but the mocker will never outgrow his juvenile behaviour.150.
The old cow forgets that she was once a calf.151.
The poor can't afford to buy cheap.152.
The pot reproaching the kettle.153.
The walking-stick reaches many lands, the word many more.154.
The water is the same on both sides of the boat.155.
The winter does not go without looking backward.156.
The winter does not leave without a backward glance.157.
The wise man will be cheated only once.158.
The wise person is only cheated once.159.
The world is a good teacher, but it charges a huge fee.160.
There's a man who looks like a partridge with legs like a mosquito.