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Great fishes break the net.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Fortune and glass break easily.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about wealth

Fortune and glass break soon, alas!

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about wealth

Don't overstrain your bow -- it may break.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Strain not your bow beyond its bent, lest it break.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

It is easier to prevent ill habits than to break them.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about habits

The pitcher goes so long to the well that it breaks at last.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

A back does not break from bending.

Proverbs and old sayings Egyptian

Dip the pitcher into the water enough and it finally breaks.

Proverbs and old sayings about water

Hard words break no bones.

Proverbs and old sayings English

What bread men break is broken to them again.

Proverbs and old sayings English about man

You have to break a few eggs to make an omelette.

Proverbs and old sayings English

It is the last straw that breaks the camel's back.

Proverbs and old sayings English

Laugh before breakfast and you'll cry before lunch.

Proverbs and old sayings English

Sticks and stones will break my bones, but names will never hurt me.

Proverbs and old sayings English

If it jams, force it. If it breaks, it probably needed fixing anyway.

Proverbs and old sayings English about force, police

A young branch can be straightened, a mature one breaks.

Proverbs and old sayings

Better bend than break.

Proverbs and old sayings French

Better to bend then break.

Proverbs and old sayings French

It is better to bend than break.

Proverbs and old sayings French