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Dread the anger of the dove.

Proverbs and old sayings English about anger

The burnt child dreads the fire.

Proverbs and old sayings British about children, fire, fire brigade

A burnt child dreads the fire.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about children, fire, fire brigade, americans

The evil is dreaded by men but not heaven; the kind-hearted is cheated by mortals but not God.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man, god

Evildoers are evil dreaders.

Proverbs and old sayings English

A brave man will face a situation no matter how dreadful.

Proverbs and old sayings about face, man

A scalded cat dreads cold water.

Proverbs and old sayings French about water

Evil does are evil dreaders.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

Thieves dread a commotion.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about thieves

My bark, once struck by the fury of the storm, dreads again to approach the place of danger.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about danger

A burnt bairn fire dreads.

Proverbs and old sayings about fire, fire brigade

Burnt bairns dread fire.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about fire, fire brigade

Do well and dread na shame.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about shame

Its gude to dread the warst, the best will be the welcomer.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

The scalded cat dreads cold water.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about water