A leopard is such an elusive animal that it can only be caught by the combined force of a man and his father-in-law.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about force, police, law, man
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On the hook of truth only small carp will bite; in the net of falsehood the big salmon are caught.
Proverbs and old sayings about lie, truth
One can't give a grasshopper to a child if one has not caught it yet.
Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about children
Only when the last tree has withered, and the last fish caught, and the last river been poisoned, will we realize we cannot eat money.
Proverbs and old sayings about money, americans
When the last tree has been cut down, the last river has been polluted and the last fish has been caught -- only then do you realize that money can't buy everything.
Proverbs and old sayings about pollution, commerce, money, americans
He was burned, so he ran into the bamboo grove, but the grove caught fire.
Proverbs and old sayings about fire, fire brigade
A spoken word is like a sparrow that once has flown away, cannot be caught again.
Proverbs and old sayings Russian about word
The cockroach inside the oakum, the more it tries to free itself, the more it's caught.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian
The rich man breaks through the mesh and escapes, the afflicted man remains in the net and is caught.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about wealth, man
