Search in folklore: chew

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Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; and all good things are yours.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish about hate, hope, fear, things, love, good, good luck

You chew from one side of your mouth and keep the other side still.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

He who chews two bones at the same time will surely bite his tongue.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about time

Self-praise is like chewing cotton wool.

Proverbs and old sayings about self-control, praise

The jaws have nothing to chew if the feet do not walk.

Proverbs and old sayings about nothing

Every book must be chewed to get out its juice.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Careless rat chewing on a cat's tail: beware lightning!

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Every letter must be chewed before you can refresh yourself with its juice.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Dogs bark and cows chew grass.

Proverbs and old sayings

He who comes first, he who chews first.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Pills must be swallowed without chewing.

Proverbs and old sayings French

Pills must be bolted, not chewed.

Proverbs and old sayings German

It's not healthy to swallow books without chewing.

Proverbs and old sayings German about books

I can chew for you, my child, but you must swallow by yourself.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about children

Speak like a parrot; meditate like a swan; chew like a goat; and bathe like an elephant.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian

Truth is like sugar cane; even if you chew it for a long time, it is still sweet.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about truth, time

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

Children's bread is hard to chew.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish about children

Never slap a man who's chewing tobacco.

Proverbs and old sayings about man

Don't worry about biting off more than you can chew. Your mouth is probably a whole lot bigger'n you think.

Proverbs and old sayings about worry