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If the lion's skin falls short, piece it out with that of the fox.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin

If love is torn apart you cannot stitch the pieces together again.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about love

May your friendship not be like a stone: if it breaks you cannot put the pieces together. May it be like iron: when it breaks, you can weld the pieces back together.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about friendship

A piece of incense may be as large as the knee, but unless burned emits no fragrance.

Proverbs and old sayings Guatemalan

Give a piece to the raven and he'll come again.

Proverbs and old sayings

A piece of iron can only become what the blacksmith says it should become.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian

You can give a piece of advice, but not good luck along with that.

Proverbs and old sayings Norwegian about good luck, bad luck, advice, good

He who has been bitten by a snake fears a piece of string.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian

Give a naked man a piece of cloth and he will say it is too thick.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about man

With a piece of bread in your hand you'll find paradise under a pine tree.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about paradise

If you call a piece of wood 'child', you can never use it to light fire since it has become so precious.

Proverbs and old sayings Rwandan about use, light, children, fire, fire brigade

A good piece steil is worth a penny.

Proverbs and old sayings about good, good luck

That's the piece a step-bairn never got.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Charge nae mair shot than the piece 'll bear.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

A piece of meat with eyes.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about eyes

From my gossip's bread a large piece for my godson.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

If Nakedness promises you a piece of cloth, ask him his name.

Proverbs and old sayings about name

A piece of bread in the pocket is better than a feather in the hat.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish

A piece of bread in your pocket is better than a feather in your hat.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish

The tongue is the worst piece of meat in the world.

Proverbs and old sayings Swiss about world