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Better live a beggar than a dead king. — Chinese
Blow not on dead embers. — Irish
Counting absent goats means counting even dead ones. — African (Shona)
Dead men don't talk. — American
Dead dogs don't bite. — Dutch
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Dead mice feel no cold. — English
Dead tree does not yield dew. — African (Jabo)
Dead hogs have no fear of hot water. — Jamaican
Do not measure the wolf’s tail till he be dead. — Serbo-Croatian
Dogs do not bark at a dead wolf. — Rumanian
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Don't bear a grudge against the dead. — Japanese
Don't sell the bearskin before the bear is dead. — Dutch
Early wed, early dead. — English
Earth in the mouth of the dead, and rice in the mouth of the living. — Indian (Tamil)
Flies will tickle lions being dead. — English
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Grief for a dead wife lasts to the door. — Italian
He who waits for a dead man's shoes is in danger of going barefoot. — French
He that has lost his credit is dead to the world. — English
He who marries a widow will often have a dead man's head thrown in his dish. — English
He that died half a year ago is as dead as Adam. — English
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If you do not support your parents while alive, it is of no use to sacrifice to them when dead. — Chinese
If you’re not dead, you still have a chance for success. — Lebanese
If trust is dead, ill payment killed it. — English
It is as easy to win an argument with a fool, as to put a halter on a dead horse. — English
It is no time to go for the doctor when the patient is dead. — Irish
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