He who has many irons in the fire, will let some of them burn.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about fire, fire brigade
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The fire doesn't care about the owner of the coat that is burning.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about fire, fire brigade
A small fire that warms you, is better than a large one that burns you.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about fire, fire brigade
It is too late to throw water on the cinders when the house is burnt down.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about home, house, water
Let him who would reach another a brand, beware that he do not burn his own hand.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish
It is as bad to spit out the fire and be shamed, as it is to swallow it and be burnt.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about fire, fire brigade, bad luck, bad
The fly flutters about the candle till at last it gets burnt.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch
Yesterday is ashes; tomorrow wood. Only today does the fire burn brightly.
Proverbs and old sayings about fire, fire brigade
A cow gave birth to a fire: she wanted to lick it, but it burned; she wanted to leave it, but she could not because it was her own child.
Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about children, fire, fire brigade
Better a small fire that warms you than a big one that burns you.
Proverbs and old sayings French about fire, fire brigade
He that holds the handle of a frying-pan runs the risk of burning himself.
Proverbs and old sayings French about risk
O what we must suffer for the sake of God's church! said the abbot, when the roast fowl burned his fingers.
Proverbs and old sayings German about suffering, god
A piece of incense may be as large as the knee, but unless burned emits no fragrance.
Proverbs and old sayings Guatemalan
The good die first: And those, whose hearts are dry as summer dust, Burn to the socket.
Proverbs and old sayings Maltese about good, good luck
He's like the smith's dog - so wheel used to the sparks that he'll no burn.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish
With lightning and with love, the clothes sound, the heart burned.
Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about clothes, heart, love
If you find your own house is on fire, you may be sure that your neighbour's house is burning much more fiercely.
Proverbs and old sayings about home, house, fire, fire brigade
When we Indians kill meat, we eat it all up. When we dig roots, we make little holes. When we build houses, we make little holes. When we burn grass for grasshoppers, we don't ruin things. We shake down acorns and pine nuts. We don't chop down the...
Proverbs and old sayings American about use, things
