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16, POTD, Proverb of the Day,
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Birds of a feather flock together.
~ English Proverb, American [15941]
Birds of a feather flock together.
~ English Proverb, American [15941]
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A fair-weather friend changes with the wind.
~ Spanish Proverb [15484]
A fair-weather friend changes with the wind.
~ Spanish Proverb [15484]
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In times of prosperity friends will be plenty,
in times of adversity not one in twenty.
~ English Proverb [17346]
In times of prosperity friends will be plenty,
in times of adversity not one in twenty.
~ English Proverb [17346]
Fish and guests smell after three days.
~ English Proverb [16557]
Fish and guests smell after three days.
~ English Proverb [16557]
Notable use:
"You are a guest in Philadelphia. Fish and guests stink after three days." ~ Benjamin Franklin to John Adams in the HBO mini-series "John Adams" based on the Pulitzer Prize winning book by David McCullough.
Guests, like fish, begin to smell on the third day. ~ Jewish Proverb [16732]
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