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The squirrel can beat the rabbit climbing a tree, but then the rabbit makes the best stew that sort of equalizes the thing.

Proverbs and old sayings about things, americans

If you wait for the downfall of the king, god will not make it sound.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about god

Being a swimmer and spending time in the water does not make you a fish.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about being, time, water

Teaching a monkey to eat with a fork and knife will never make it a man.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about teaching, man

Sometimes the spirits speaks for you and sometimes the spirits makes you speak.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

To love someone who does not love you, is like shaking a tree to make the dew drops fall.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about love, fall

A snake and millipede can both craw on their bellies but this doesn't make them brothers.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

No matter how beautiful and well crafted a coffin might look, it will not make anyone wish for death.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about wish, death

When a stiff-necked bull stands with its four legs planted firmly and refuses to move, you cannot make it go ahead only by pulling it by the reins and using your whip.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Early childhood should be as happy and carefree as you can make it.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about childhood, happiness, americans

Those who argue with each other on the highway will often make up in the lane.

Proverbs and old sayings

If your neighbor visits Mecca once, watch out for him. If he makes a second visit, you had better avoid him. After the third visit you had better move to another street.

Proverbs and old sayings

The friend who helps me and the enemy who does me no harm, make a pair of earrings.

Proverbs and old sayings Armenian about enemies

Yesterday is but a dream, tomorrow but a vision. But today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and every tomorrow a vision of hope. Look well, therefore, to this day.

Proverbs and old sayings about vision, dream, happiness, hope, day

If you like what you are doing, nothing is too far and no job is too hard. The person who makes an error should be taught, and not made fun of. A good character is more valuable than gold.

Proverbs and old sayings about error, character, people, nothing, good, good luck