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Fortune visits only once.

Fortune visits only once. — One of the meanings of this proverb could be… Don’t miss a good opportunity. (Translated from an Armenian proverb)

Out of laziness, s/he calls to the black donkey “bless me Lord”.

Out of laziness, s/he calls to the black donkey “bless me Lord”. — One of the meanings of this proverb could be… This proverb emphasizes the laziness of one [This is because an extremely lazy person would not raise her/his head to see who s/he is meeting, and could potentially confuse a black donkey with [...]

The mass will be over by the time Shooshan gets ready.

The mass will be over by the time Shooshan gets ready. — One of the meanings of this proverb could be… Someone is taking too long to get ready. (Translated from an Armenian proverb)

While they read the Bible to the wolf, it says: hurry up, my flock left.

While they read the Bible to the wolf, it says: hurry up, my flock left. — One of the meanings of this proverb could be… After giving advice on doing good to someone, s/he still hastens to do the bad. (Translated from an Armenian proverb)

One likes the priest, and one likes the priest’s wife.

One likes the priest, and one likes the priest’s wife. — One of the meanings of this proverb could be… Different people have different tastes. (Translated from an Armenian proverb)