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Drums sound loud because they are hollow.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian

Drums are never beat without reason.

Proverbs and old sayings about reason

The drums of war are the drums of hunger.

Proverbs and old sayings about hunger, war

Don't beat the drums of war unless you're ready to fight.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about fight, war, contentment

Even drumsticks are heavy on the way home after the dance.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about dance, home

When the big drum is sounded the small drums keep silence.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about silence

If you give bad food to your stomach, it drums for you to dance.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about dance, food, bad luck, bad, contentment

Beating drums is fun, but also tiring.

Proverbs and old sayings

Where drums beat, laws are dumb.

Proverbs and old sayings British

Hares are not caught with drums.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

It is ill catching hares with drums.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

He is as easily caught as a hare with drums.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Enjoy the beat of other drums, but this is my song.

Proverbs and old sayings

When drums beat, laws are silent.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

The problem with the palace attendant isn't how to steal the king's drums but where to play them from.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

The fox which was caught in a snare called: If I shall not get the whole chicken, I will not be satisfied with the drumstick.

Proverbs and old sayings Georgian