1817 Romanian Proverbs / Page 172
- 1711. When the night's darkest, the dawn's nearest.
 - 1712. When the pear is ripe, it falls.
- 1713. When the pig is proffered, hold up the poke.
- 1714. When the tree is fallen every one runs to it with his axe.
- 1715. When the wine is in, the wit is out.
- 1716. When thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth.
- 1717. When you are an anvil, hold you still; when you are a hammer, strike your fill.
- 1718. When you are at Rome, do as the Romans do.
- 1719. When you spit against the wind you get a dirty beard.
- 1720. Where every hand fleeceth, the sheep goes naked.
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