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Burn your enemies caravan and you burn you future.

Proverbs and old sayings Gypsy about future, gypsies, enemies

Burning the candle at both ends.

Proverbs and old sayings British about end

Burn not your house to fright the mouse away.

Proverbs and old sayings British about fear, home, house

Burning the quilt because of the fleas.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian

Burning the poor man's candles, counting the rich man's money.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian about wealth, money, man

Burn one day's gathering of firewood on the same day.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about day

Burn not your house to scare away the mice.

Proverbs and old sayings English about home, house

Burn a good maltese; let alone a bad one.

Proverbs and old sayings Maltese about bad luck, bad, good, good luck

Burnt child fears fire.

Proverbs and old sayings Norwegian about children, fire, fire brigade

Burnt bairns dread fire.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about fire, fire brigade

Burned child avoids the fire.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish about children, fire, fire brigade

One man can burn water, whereas another cannot even burn oil.

Proverbs and old sayings about water, man

The grass torch that burns a bad house, also burns a good one.

Proverbs and old sayings Ugandan about home, house, bad luck, bad, good, good luck

One person can burn water, while another can't even burn oil.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about people, water

Fire will burn itself out if it did not find anything to burn.

Proverbs and old sayings about fire, fire brigade

Eat fire and your mouth burn; live on credit and your pride will burn.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about proudness, fire, fire brigade

A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about smoke

The burnt child dreads the fire.

Proverbs and old sayings British about children, fire, fire brigade

An Englishman will burn his bed to catch a flea.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish

Man walks over,
Man walks under.
In time of war he burns asunder.
What is it?

A bridge.

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