The burnt child shuns the fire.
Proverbs and old sayings Swedish about children, fire, fire brigade
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Before the nut is cooked, a sesame is burnt.
Proverbs and old sayings Thai
Every time an old man dies it is as if a library has burnt down.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about time, man, old, olderness
A bad habit is like fire you can't play with it and expect not to get burnt.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about habits, fire, fire brigade, bad luck, bad
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
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
