Search in folklore: bitten

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A bird hanging between two branches will get bitten on both wings.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian

Whoever has bitten a sour apple will enjoy a sweet one all the more.

Proverbs and old sayings German

Whom a serpent has bitten, is afraid of a lizard.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian

He will embark in litigation, even if a donkey has bitten his dog.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin

Once a man has been bitten by a lion, he buys a dog.

Proverbs and old sayings about man

Even a weak lion is not bitten by a dog.

Proverbs and old sayings

He who has been bitten by a snake fears a piece of string.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian

All bite the bitten dog.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

A dog bitten by a snake is afraid of sausages.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

A dog that has been bitten by a snake, fears the sausage.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

He that has been bitten by a serpent is afraid of a rope.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian

One who has been bitten by a snake, when he sees grass he he gets afraid.

Proverbs and old sayings

The unfortunate would be bitten by toothless dogs.

Proverbs and old sayings Tibetan

If you can bear the hissing of a snake, don't complain when you are bitten.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Had it not been for an if, the old woman would have bitten a wolf.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about woman, old, olderness

Who lets a woman slap him is as humiliated as if a pig has bitten.

Proverbs and old sayings Estonian about woman

When you are crossing over a river you might be eaten by crocodiles, but don't let yourself get bitten by the little fish.

Proverbs and old sayings Guatemalan

When the healthy dog fights with a mad dog, it is the ears of the healthy one that are bitten off.

Proverbs and old sayings