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What is the biggest building in the world?

A library because it has the most stories.

Riddles

The body builds up with work, the mind with studying.

Proverbs and old sayings Albanian about body, mind, work

He who builds with sweat, defends with blood.

Proverbs and old sayings Albanian about blood

If opportunity doesn't knock build a door.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about chance

You cannot build a house for last year's summer.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about home, house

A fish and bird may fall in love but the two cannot build a home together.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about fall, home, love

A gentle politician doesn't promise to build bridges where there is no water.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about promise, water

Don't wait for an anthill to build up in your mushroom better attack its origin sooner than later.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about origin, attack

You can build a house but you must make a home.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about home, house, americans

Doubts --- helped a man to live, to grow, or to build.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans, man

First build your house and then accommodate the furniture.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about home, house, americans

Money can build roads in the sea.

Proverbs and old sayings about money

He builds a castle by demolishing a country.

Proverbs and old sayings about country

Before you build a house you have to dig a pit.

Proverbs and old sayings about home, house

Bless the builders, damn the slayers.

Proverbs and old sayings Azere

It requires lots of time to build a good name, but only a little time to ruin it.

Proverbs and old sayings Bengali about time, name, good, good luck

Every wise woman builds her house: but the fool plucks it down with her hands.

Proverbs and old sayings about home, house, woman

Fools build houses, and wise men buy them.

Proverbs and old sayings British about commerce, man

When a Bulgar gets rich he builds himself another house.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian about wealth, home, house

Singing birds don't build nests.

Proverbs and old sayings Cameroonian