Search in folklore: blade

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A blade won't cut another blade; a cheat won't cheat another cheat.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian

The tallest blade of grass is the first to be cut by the scythe.

Proverbs and old sayings Chechen

When a blade has dulled, sharpen another.

Proverbs and old sayings

Who grudges his blood to a blade had better earn his living behind the plow.

Proverbs and old sayings about blood

The blade wears out the sheath.

Proverbs and old sayings French

He has eaten his corn in the blade.

Proverbs and old sayings French

A drowning man clings to a blade of grass.

Proverbs and old sayings French about man

Even the best blade will rust and grow dull unless it is cared for.

Proverbs and old sayings

Every little blade of grass declares the presence of God.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about god

The fowl digs out the blade that kills it.

Proverbs and old sayings

The mother is she who catches the knife by the blade.

Proverbs and old sayings about mother

When fate throws a dagger at you, there are only two ways to catch it: by the blade or by the handle.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about destiny

If fate throws a knife at you, there are two ways of catching it: by the blade or by the handle.

Proverbs and old sayings Dominican about destiny

The son of a Klingon is a man the day he can first hold a blade.

Proverbs and old sayings about day, man