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If you tell the truth too early, you are laughed at, too late and you are stoned.
Persian Proverb
A dressed up lie is worth more than a badly told truth.
Lebanese Proverb
Tell the blind he is eyeless, and he will get mad at you.
Bulgarian Proverb
Children will tell you what they do, men what they think and older people what they have seen and heard.
Gypsy Proverb
Can't tell his ass from a hole in the ground.
Hindi Proverb
One doesn't tell a man ‘go away' but one shows him something so he will go.
Somali Proverb
Tell me who your friends are and i'll tell you who you are.
Russian Proverb
If you spit in the face of a coward he'll tell you that it's raining.
Lebanese Proverb
If you tell people to live together, you tell them to quarrel.
African Congo Proverb
To tell the dog to catch, and the rabbit to run.
Azerbaijani Proverb
Ask me no questions, I'll tell you no lies.
English Proverb
Always tell the truth in the form of a joke.
Armenian Proverb
Don't tell your secret even to a fence.
Irish Proverb
Tell her she is handsome, and you will turn her brain.
Portuguese Proverb
Never tell all that you know, or do all that you can, or believe all that you hear.
Portuguese Proverb
Dead men tell no tales.
Portuguese Proverb
Children tell in the highway what they hear by the fireside.
Portuguese Proverb
Do not tell all that you know, don't believe all you hear, and don't do all that you can.
Portuguese Proverb
Tell a lie and the truth will come to light.
Filipino Proverb
Tell me who your father is, and I'll tell you who you are.
Filipino Proverb
Tell me where it itches if you want me to scratch you.
Vietnamese Proverb
Keep your eye on girls that don't tell their mothers everything.
Luxembourgish Proverb
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