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If the pitcher knocks against a stone, woe to the pitcher; and if the stone knocks against the pitcher, woe to the pitcher.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

Whether the pitcher strike the stone or the stone the pitcher, the pitcher suffers.

Proverbs and old sayings

Whether the pitcher strikes the stone, or the stone the pitcher, it is bad for the pitcher.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about bad luck, bad

Little pitchers have big ears

Proverbs and old sayings Indian

The pitcher doth not go so often to the well, but it comes home broken at last.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about home

Little pitchers have large ears.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

The pitcher goes so long to the well that it breaks at last.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Dip the pitcher into the water enough and it finally breaks.

Proverbs and old sayings about water

The pitcher will go to the well once too often.

Proverbs and old sayings English

The pitcher that goes too often to the well is broken at last.

Proverbs and old sayings English

The pitcher goes so often to the well that it comes home broken at last.

Proverbs and old sayings English about home

Little pitchers have long ears.

Proverbs and old sayings French

The pitcher goes often to the well and gets broken at last.

Proverbs and old sayings French

The pitcher goes so often to the well, that it gets broken at last.

Proverbs and old sayings German

The pitcher goes so long to the well, until it breaks.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian

No matter how often a pitcher goes to the water it is broken in the end.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about end, water

A pitcher that goes oft to the well is broken at last.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

The pitcher that goes often to the fountain leaves there either its handle or its spout.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

Empty pitchers ring loudest.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin

A useless pitcher does not get broken.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin