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High winds blow on high hills.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

High calling brings a high fall.

Proverbs and old sayings about fall

High places have their precipices.

Proverbs and old sayings British

High trees catch lots of wind.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about trap

High trees give more shadow than fruit.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about shadow

High regions are never without storms.

Proverbs and old sayings German

High climbers and deep swimmers never grow old.

Proverbs and old sayings German about old, olderness

High houses are mostly empty in the upper story.

Proverbs and old sayings German

High birth is a poor dish on the table.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

When the water's high, the boat's high.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about water, americans

When you sleep in a house your thoughts are as high as the ceiling, when you sleep outside they are as high as the stars.

Proverbs and old sayings about sleep, celebrity, stars, home, house, contentment

Aim high in your career but stay humble in your heart.

Proverbs and old sayings Korean about career, heart

At high tide the fish eat ants; at low tide the ants eat fish.

Proverbs and old sayings Thai about fishing

Look down if you would know how high you stand.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about contentment

Though a tree grow ever so high, the falling leaves return to the ground.

Proverbs and old sayings Guatemalan