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If you point one accusing finger at others, three fingers will point at you.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

When your neighbour is wrong you point a finger, but when you are wrong you hide.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about bad

A hungry man will thrust his fingers into a snake's hole in search of a grasshopper.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about man

A child's fingers are not scalded by a piece of hot yam which his mother puts into his palm.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about children, mother

After shaking hands with a Greek, count your fingers.

Proverbs and old sayings Albanian

When a Greek shakes your hand, count your fingers after.

Proverbs and old sayings Albanian

Too many fingers spoil the pie.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

Unfortunate is the man who has no fingernails to scratch his head with.

Proverbs and old sayings about heads, man

The tip of a finger cannot be touched by itself.

Proverbs and old sayings

One finger does not kill a louse.

Proverbs and old sayings

Nobody returns where he got his finger bitten,.

Proverbs and old sayings

Dont point your finger into a graveyard or it will drop off.

Proverbs and old sayings

The son does not cut his finger in cutting meat for his father.

Proverbs and old sayings

One finger cannot pick up a louse.

Proverbs and old sayings

Bandage up your finger and take a walk in the village to see how many medical people you will meet.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian about people

A dry finger cannot pick up salt.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

You cannot pick up salt with dry fingers.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Your fingers can't be of the same length.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

He that deals in dirt has ay foul fingers.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

He must have iron fingers who would flay the devil.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about devil