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A buddha made of mud crossing a river cannot protect even himself.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Only the man who crosses the river at night knows the value of the light of day.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about value, light, night, day, man

You must have crossed the river before you may tell the crocodile he has bad breath.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about bad luck, bad

An idiot will cross an ox with an elephant.

Proverbs and old sayings Congolese

The river may is wide, but it can crossed..

Proverbs and old sayings

Don't call the alligator big-mouth till you have crossed the river.

Proverbs and old sayings

You can make a mule cross the river but you cant make him drink the water.

Proverbs and old sayings about drinking, water

When the crocodile says that the river crossing is deep you must believe it.

Proverbs and old sayings

Better cross an angry man than a fasting man.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about fasting, man

He that bears the cross, blesses himself first.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

The most difficult mountain to cross is the threshold.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

Every one tries to cross the fence where it is lowest.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

A cross-grained woman and a snappish dog take care of the house.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about home, house, woman

We must bear our cross with patience, said the man when he took his wife on his back.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about patience, wife, man

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

Proverbs and old sayings

No cross, no crown.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Every house has its cross.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about home, house

No house without its cross.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about home, house

The devil sits behind the cross.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about devil

Behind the cross stands the devil.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about devil