Only the man who is not hungry says the coconut has a hard shell.
Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about man
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If you are an anvil, be patient; if you are a hammer, strike hard.
Proverbs and old sayings German
Birth, ancestry, and that which you yourself have not achieved can hardly be called your own.
Proverbs and old sayings Greek
Life is not a continuum of pleasant choices, but of inevitable problems that call for strength, determination, and hard work.
Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about determination, problems, work, life
The mason who strikes often is better than the one who strikes too hard.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish
Tree that grows crooked will never be straightened - bad habits learned early in life are hard to get rid of later.
Proverbs and old sayings Mexican about habits, life, bad luck, bad
A girl, a vineyard, an orchard, and a bean-field, are hard to watch.
Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about garden
One may make up a soft bed for somebody, but still it will be hard to sleep in.
Proverbs and old sayings Russian about sleep
When the dripping continues it succeeds in piercing the hardest stone.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian
Beggars can't be choosers. For a good appetite there is no hard bread.
Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about good, good luck
The glass-dealer's horses fell out, and he looked on to see which kicked hardest.
Proverbs and old sayings Spanish
Only when you can be extremely pliable and soft can you be extremely hard and strong.
Proverbs and old sayings Zen
