Search in folklore: leather

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It is easier to put leather on the soles of one's feet than cover the world with leather.

Proverbs and old sayings Tibetan about world

Every frog must know its sole-leather.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian

By gnawing skin a dog learns to eat leather.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

It is easy to cut thongs form other men's leather.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about man

It is pleasant to cut thongs on another man's leather.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about man

Raw leather will stretch.

Proverbs and old sayings English

He who sees leather cut asks for a thong.

Proverbs and old sayings French

There is thick sandal leather on his face.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about face

One pair of good soles is worth two pairs of upper leathers.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about good, good luck

Broad thongs may be cut from other men's leather.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about man

Liberal enough of another man's leather.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about man

Men cut large thongs of other men's leather.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about man

Of other mens leather, men take large whangs.

Proverbs and old sayings about man

Some cut lang whangs aff ither folk's leather.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Ye cut lang whangs out o' ither folk's leather.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Ye have owre meikle loose leather about your chafts.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Of other men's leather large thongs.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about man

Large thongs of another man's leather.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about man

The empty purse says she is made of leather.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

From the leather of others you can cut long strips.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about contentment