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Old men sit in the shade because they planted a tree many years before.
Kiganda Proverb
When a hen is brooding, another hen cannot sit on her eggs.
Sudanese Proverb
No one likes to eat crumbs from a feast; everyone likes to sit at the table.
Sudanese Proverb
First bake the strudel then sit down and ponder.
Lower Austria Proverb
It is better to sit down than to stand, it is better to lie down than to sit, but death is the best of all.
Hindi Proverb
Sit on the bank of a river and wait: Your enemy's corpse will soon float by.
Hindi Proverb
He that chases another does not sit still himself.
Dutch Proverb
Sit a beggar at your table and he will soon put his feet on it.
Russian Proverb
Work and you will be strong; sit and you will stink.
Moroccan Proverb
If you sit at a crossroads, you will get sick.
Palestinian Proverb
Where you will sit when you are old shows where you stood in youth.
Yoruba Proverb
Better to sit all night than to go to bed with a dragon.
Zen Proverb
If you sit by the river long enough, you will see the body of your enemy float by.
Japanese Proverb
If you are going to sit on it for three years, the seat will certainly get warm.
Japanese Proverb
If two selfish young men sit next to a pot of water, the water spills out on the ground.
Ghana Proverb
There is not enough room for two elephants to sit in the same shade.
African Proverb
Stand up, cent, let the dollar sit down.
American Proverb
After dinner sit a while, after supper walk a mile.
English Proverb
Sit where you are welcomed and helped, and don't sit where you are not welcomed.
Arabic Proverb
It is too much to expect of a cat that she should sit by the milk and not lap it.
German Proverb
Don't budge, if you sit at ease.
German Proverb
Who lets another sit on his shoulder, will soon have him on his head.
German Proverb
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