Every elephant has to carry its own trunk around.
Proverbs and old sayings
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You can't eat almost. Even an ant can hurt an elephant.
Proverbs and old sayings Zulu
Happy is a man who goes hunting for rats and catches an elephant.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about happiness, man
The noise produced by frogs in the well can't stop an elephant from drinking.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about drinking
A hunter who is never satisfied with is gain will one day be forced to carry home an elephant.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about hunters, home, day
The lion may be king of the jungle but he knows, he shouldn't stand in the way of the elephant.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
A man's greed is like a snake that wants to swallow an elephant.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about greed, man
Man's heart is never satisfied; the snake would swallow the elephant.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about heart, man
Better the cold blast of winter than the hot breath of a pursuing elephant.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
A person whose heart is not content is like a snake which tries to swallow an elephant.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about people, heart
The human heart is never satisfied, just like the snake that wants to swallow an elephant.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about human imperfections, heart
Though your enemy is the size of an ant, regard him as an elephant.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about enemies
Though your enemy is the size of an ant, look upon him as an elephant.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about enemies
When there are many women, the cabbage will be spoled. The slimming of an elephant and the losses of a rich man are not noticeable.
Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about wealth, man
By joining the tail to the trunk one makes up the whole elephant.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian
Speak like a parrot; meditate like a swan; chew like a goat; and bathe like an elephant.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian
Justice is better than admiration If you are going to kill, then kill an elephant; if you are going to steal make sure it's a treasure.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about admiration, treasure, justice
Keep five yards from a carriage, ten yards from a horse, and a hundred yards from an elephant; but the distance one should keep from a wicked man cannot be measured.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about man
People seek out big shots as flies seek out the elephant's tail.
Proverbs and old sayings about people
