That which got bent while growing when you straighten it, it breaks.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment
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When the shadow of a tree is bent, straighten the tree, not the shadow.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about shadow
A bow too much bent will break.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans
A child's back must be bent early.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about children
The bow may be bent until it breaks.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish
A bow long bent at length waxeth weak.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish
The old branch breaks when it is bent.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about old, olderness
The branch must be bent early that is to make a good crook.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about good, good luck
The bow must not be always bent.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch
Young twigs may be bent, but not old trees.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about old, olderness
Strain not your bow beyond its bent, lest it break.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch
The higher the bamboo, the more it can be bent.
Proverbs and old sayings
Old trees are not to be bent.
Proverbs and old sayings German about old, olderness
The tree must be bent while it is young.
Proverbs and old sayings German
As the twig is bent, so is the tree inclined.
Proverbs and old sayings German
You will break the bow if you keep it always bent.
Proverbs and old sayings Greek about contentment
A bent head is not touched by the sword.
Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about heads
A bow that is bent too far will break.
Proverbs and old sayings Italian
While young, the tree can be easily bent.
Proverbs and old sayings Japanese
The winds may fell the massive oak, but bamboo, bent even to the ground, will spring upright after the passage of the storm.
Proverbs and old sayings Japanese about spring
