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Sharp acids corrode their own containers.

Proverbs and old sayings Albanian

Sharp stomachs make short graces.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Sharp vinegar only damages its container.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish

A sharp knife is nothing without a sharp eye.

Proverbs and old sayings about nothing

Sorrow for a husband is like a pain in the elbow, sharp and short.

Proverbs and old sayings English about pain, husband, sadness

The tongue like a sharp knife...Kills without drawing blood.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about drawing, blood

Poor iron won't make a sharp sword.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan

Money is sharper than a sword.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about money

No matter how sharp your teeth are, you can't bite water.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about water

A razor may be sharper than an ax, but it cannot cut wood.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

No matter how sharp a knife is, it can never cut its handle.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Sorrow may sadden your face but it sharpens your understanding.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about sadness, face

The sayings of the wise are like the sharp sticks that shepherds use to guide sheep.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about use

Advice sharpens a rusty opinion.

Proverbs and old sayings about opinion, advice

Spurs that are too sharp make even the mule rear.

Proverbs and old sayings

Spirit is the sword and experience the sharpening stone.

Proverbs and old sayings about spirit, experience

A false friend's tongue is sharper than a knife.

Proverbs and old sayings Argentinian

The tongue that belongs to a fake friend is sharper than a knife.

Proverbs and old sayings Argentinian

Whose end of tongue is sharp, the edge of his head must be hard.

Proverbs and old sayings Bengali about heads, end

A sharp stomach makes short devotion.

Proverbs and old sayings British