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Don't set the attic on fire just because you didn't catch any mice.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese about fire, fire brigade

Playing with fire will eventually turn bitter.

Proverbs and old sayings Welsh about bitter, fire, fire brigade

Three comforts of old age: fire, tea and tobacco.

Proverbs and old sayings Welsh about olderness, age, fire, fire brigade, old

You are lighting a fire in the wind.

Proverbs and old sayings Zulu about fire, fire brigade

He who runs away from the fire, falls in the water.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about fire, fire brigade, water

He who has a fever is not shown to the fire.

Proverbs and old sayings about fire, fire brigade

A real friend takes the hand of his friend in overwhelming worry and fire.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about worry, real estate, fire, fire brigade

Clouds do not always mean rain, but smoke is a sure sign of fire.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about smoke, rain, fire, fire brigade

Silks and satins, scarlet and velvet, put out the kitchen fire.

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

The ardor of parental affection consumes the heart with its fire.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about affection, fire, fire brigade, heart, americans

It is always the potato of another family's boy that extinguishes the fire.

Proverbs and old sayings about family, fire, fire brigade

He who can predict winning numbers should not set off fire crackers.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about numbers, fire, fire brigade

Do not dress in clothes made of leaves when going to put out a fire.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about clothes, fire, fire brigade

Only when all contribute their firewood can they build up a strong fire.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about fire, fire brigade

To pretend to satisfy one's desires with worldly goods is like using straw to put out a fire.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about fire, fire brigade

The melon seller does not announce, Bitter melons. Distant water does not put out a nearby fire.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about bitter, fire, fire brigade, water

I would rather see smoke from my own chimney than the fire on another's hearth.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about smoke, fire, fire brigade

When two agree in their desire, One sparke will set them both on fire.

Proverbs and old sayings English about fire, fire brigade

Yesterday is ashes; tomorrow wood. Only today does the fire burn brightly.

Proverbs and old sayings about fire, fire brigade

Who has moved for three times has as if lived through a fire.

Proverbs and old sayings Estonian about fire, fire brigade