With a king it is the same as with fire – stay neither close by, nor too far away.
More Bulgarian Proverbs:
Gravediggers have their own gravediggers too.Bulgarian
A gentle word opens an iron gate.
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Whip the saddle and give the mule something to think about it.
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A good cock can never have too many hens.
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Unfenced garden - fenced in desert.
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The Blind hen, when it sees again, wants even to mount the cock.
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