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Where the goat leaps, leaps that which sucks her.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

Look before you leap

Proverbs and old sayings British about old, olderness

Liberation of prisoners

This spell is a blessing of release, which describes how Idisi (in Viking or Scandinavian mythology, Idisi are fate goddesses) free from their shackles warriors caught during battle. The last two lines contain the magic...

Spells and incantations Danish

The tiger crouches before he leaps upon his prey.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

Two leaps per chasm is fatal.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

A dog in desperation will leap over a wall.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

He who leaps high must take a long run.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

He who would leap high must take a long run.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

He who would leap far must first take a long run.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

A leap year is never a good sheep year.

Proverbs and old sayings English about good, good luck

If one sheep leaps over the ditch all the rest will follow.

Proverbs and old sayings English

Those who know how to play can easily leap over the adversaries of life. And one who knows how to sing and laugh never brews mischief.

Proverbs and old sayings about life

One must step back to make the better leap.

Proverbs and old sayings French

He that takes too great a leap falls into the ditch.

Proverbs and old sayings French

But is a fence over which few leap.

Proverbs and old sayings German

There the hedge is lowest, men leap over.

Proverbs and old sayings German about man

Where the hedge is lowest, the devil leaps over.

Proverbs and old sayings German about devil

Look before you leap, For snakes among sweet flowers do creep.

Proverbs and old sayings German about flowers

Half a leap falls into the ditch.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish

He is a fool who loses the flight for the leap.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about flight