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A dog cannot carry its puppies on its back.

Proverbs and old sayings

All are not virgins that carry wreaths.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish

Old men carry the almanac in their bones.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish about man, old, olderness

A short man carry a hunchback man.

Proverbs and old sayings Thai about man

Don't help the elephant carry its tusks.

Proverbs and old sayings Thai about help

Don't help the elephant to carry his tusks.

Proverbs and old sayings Thai about help

To a man wine is like water is to the boat; it can carry him or guzzle him up.

Proverbs and old sayings Thai about wine, water, man

Mackerel sky and mares' tails make lofty ships carry low sails.

Proverbs and old sayings about sky

Who wants yoghurt in winter must carry a cow in his pocket.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish

An elephant can never fail to carry its tusks.

Proverbs and old sayings Ugandan

To carry coals to Newcastle.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese

Speak softly and always carry a big stick; you will go far.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

It is heavy to carry, but you cannot throw it away.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish

A proverb is the horse that can carry one swiftly to the discovery of ideas.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian

Chop wood, carry water.

Proverbs and old sayings Zen about water

Better to struggle with a sick jackass than carry the wood by yourself.

Proverbs and old sayings Zen about fight

Every elephant has to carry its own trunk around.

Proverbs and old sayings

A hunter who is never satisfied with is gain will one day be forced to carry home an elephant.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about hunters, home, day

The one who removed the mountain was the one who began carrying away stones.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese