Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbor's house; lest he be weary of thee, and so hate thee. ~ Biblical Proverb [19034]

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Your neighbor's apples are the sweetest. ~ Yiddish Proverb [15366]

The Apple Picker
Léon Bazille Perrault (1832-1908)
Public Domain

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Ask about your neighbors, and then buy the house. ~ Yiddish Proverb [15764]

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Sweep first before your own door, before you sweep the doorsteps of your neighbors. ~ Swedish Proverb [18374]

See that your own hearth is swept before you lift your neighbor's ashes. ~ Gaelic Proverb [18268]

No one has peace longer than his neighbor wishes. ~ Swedish Proverb [17879]

Mix with your neighbors and you will soon learn what's going on in your own house. ~ Yiddish Proverb [17782]

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Lying and stealing are next door neighbors. ~ Saudi Proverb [17713]

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Love is blind -- but not the neighbors. ~ Mexican Proverb [17701]

It is a fool who rejoices when his neighbor is in trouble. ~ Ghanaian Proverb [17484]

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If the owner of two adjacent farms cannot be friends, then they must wait till their next reincarnation. ~ African Proverb [17286]

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Good fences make good neighbors. ~ American Proverb [16701]

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Either do as your neighbors do, or move away. ~ Moroccan Proverb [16371]

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Do not wrong or hate your neighbor for it is not he that you wrong but yourself. ~ Native American Proverb, Pima [16211]

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Do not mend your neighbor's fence before seeing to your own. ~ Tanzanian Proverb [16175]

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Do not judge your neighbor until you walk two moons in his moccasins. ~ Native American Proverb, Cheyenne [16142]

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Better a thief for a neighbor than an overzealous rabbi. ~ Yiddish Proverb [15900]

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A neighbor's hen looks as big as a goose, and his wife as young as a girl. ~ Kurdish Proverb [15487]

The Goose Girl
Jean-François Millet [Public domain],
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Your close neighbor is better than your faraway brother. ~ Palestinian Proverb [15339]

A good deed will make a good neighbor. ~ African Proverb [15295]

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