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There is plenty of sound in an empty barrel.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian

A coin in an empty barrel, makes a lot of noise. People with little substance talk a lot.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about people

Two barrels of tears will not heal a bruise.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about tears

Never argue with a man who buys ink by the barrel.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man

The barrel can only yield the wine that's in it.

Proverbs and old sayings about wine

An empty barrel sings in the wind.

Proverbs and old sayings Croatian

Empty barrels rattle the most.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

Empty barrels give the most sound.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

Like a snail on a barrel of tar.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Empty barrels make the most sound.

Proverbs and old sayings English

An empty barrel makes the most noise.

Proverbs and old sayings English

One rotten apple spoils the whole barrel.

Proverbs and old sayings English

There's no arguing with the barrel of a gun.

Proverbs and old sayings English

A little bit of experience is better than a barrel full of knowledge.

Proverbs and old sayings Finnish about experience, knowledge

The world is a barrel, for all to draw from.

Proverbs and old sayings French about world

A handful of good life is better than seven barrels of learning.

Proverbs and old sayings French about life, good, good luck

Empty barrels and insignificant people always make the most noise.

Proverbs and old sayings Greek about people

An empty barrel sounds better.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian

You can't build a barrel round a bung hole.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish

A barrel that contains the wine will retain the drop in its staves.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about wine