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God feeds the birds that use their wings.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about use, god

Don't stop sowing just because the birds ate a few seeds.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

God gives all birds their food but does not drop it into their nests.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about food, god

Falcons don't fly after cage-birds.

Proverbs and old sayings

Cats don't catch the old birds.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about old, olderness

Old birds are not caught with cats.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about old, olderness

Better when birds sing than where irons ring.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Better afield with the birds than hanging on lords.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

God gives birds their food, but they must fly for it.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about food, god

Kill two birds with one stone.

Proverbs and old sayings English

All clever men are birds of prey.

Proverbs and old sayings English about intelligence, man

To kill two birds with one stone.

Proverbs and old sayings English

The noisy fowler catches no birds.

Proverbs and old sayings English

Small birds lay small eggs.

Proverbs and old sayings

It is better to attract two birds to the nest than one.

Proverbs and old sayings

Flying birds have no master.

Proverbs and old sayings French

Fine feathers make find birds.

Proverbs and old sayings French

Fine birds are commonly plucked.

Proverbs and old sayings French

He beat the bushes and another caught the birds.

Proverbs and old sayings French

Old birds are hard to pluck.

Proverbs and old sayings German about old, olderness