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He who crosses a bridge to paradise and blows it after him is going to hell.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about paradise, hell

Those who have not crossed the river yet should not laugh at those who are drowning.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

It is better to be kind to our neighbors than to cross the world to offer incense to our ancestors.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about ancestors, world

Never swap horses crossing a stream.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

We'll cross that bridge when we get to it.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

Our crosses are hewn from different trees.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

Don't change horses while crossing a stream.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about change, americans

He who has crossed the flood knows how deep it is.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

Wait 'til your ass crosses the bridge.

Proverbs and old sayings

If the thunder is not loud, the peasant forgets to cross himself.

Proverbs and old sayings about peasantry

A marriage is a procession in which the cross goes first.

Proverbs and old sayings Australian about marriage

God gives nothing to those who keep their arms crossed.

Proverbs and old sayings about nothing, god

Whoever crossed the river at the fordable point, knows how deep the river is.

Proverbs and old sayings Basques

Don't cross the bridge till you get to it.

Proverbs and old sayings British

Don't cross your bridges before you come to them.

Proverbs and old sayings British

The air of a window is as the stroke of a cross-bow.

Proverbs and old sayings British about air

Dismantle the bridge after crossing it.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Don't cross the bridge until you come to it.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Do not insult the crocodile until you've crossed the river.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Eight Immortals cross the sea, each employing his or her theurgy.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese