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Strangeness Proverbs

Sayings about Strangeness & Strangers The stranger has big eyes but he doesn’t see anything. ~ Ivorian Proverb Better a devil you know than a hundred strangers . ~ South American Proverb Men don’t build on strange ground. ~ Yiddish Proverb There are three things that have to be done quickly: burying the dead, opening the door for a stranger , and fixing your daughter’s wedding. ~ Iranian Proverb Go to friends for advice; to women for pity; to strangers for charity; to relatives for nothing. ~ Spanish Proverb Dear God: You do such wonderful things for complete strangers ; why not for me? ~ Yiddish Proverb The tears of strangers are only water. ~ Russian Proverb Dine with a stranger but save your love for your family. ~ Ethiopian Proverb I against my brother. My brother and I against our cousin. My brother, my cousin and I against the neighbors. All of us against the stranger . ~ Bedouin Proverb Eat and drink with your relatives, but do business with strang...