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The mouth is stupid after eating it forgets who gave it the food.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about food

God gave the giraffe a long neck so that He would not have to bend the palm tree.

Proverbs and old sayings about god

When they gave the donkey flowers to smell, he ate them.

Proverbs and old sayings Armenian about flowers

I Gave Up smoking, smoking would not give me up.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian

The God who gave us teeth will also give us bread.

Proverbs and old sayings Czech about god

It will come back, said the man, when he gave his sow pork.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about man

A cow gave birth to a fire: she wanted to lick it, but it burned; she wanted to leave it, but she could not because it was her own child.

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

God gave us hands but He doesn't build bridges with them.

Proverbs and old sayings German about god

Nature gave us two cheeks instead of one to make it easier to eat hot food.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about nature, food

I gave him a staff for his support and he uses it to break my head.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about heads

Hitherto I gave you credit for having horns.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin

God gave teeth He will give bread.

Proverbs and old sayings Lithuanian about god

God gave us each a song.

Proverbs and old sayings about god, americans

I gave so much advice that hair grew on my tongue.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian about advice

I gave the mouse a hole and she is become my heir.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian

God gave, God took back.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about god

Grandma gave a dinar to dance, and two to stop.

Proverbs and old sayings Serbian about dance

The poor didn't have but gave to charity.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about charity