For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse was lost; and for want of a horse the man was lost
Proverbs and old sayings British about man, old, olderness
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A nail secures the horse-shoe, the shoe the horse, the horse the man, the man the castle, and the castle the whole land.
Proverbs and old sayings German about man
For want of a nail the shoe is lost; for want of a shoe the horse is lost; for want of a horse the rider is lost.
Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian
One cannot shoe a running horse.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch
Only the wearer knows where the shoe pinches.
Proverbs and old sayings English
The wearer best knows where the shoe pinches.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish
If the shoe fits, wear it
Proverbs and old sayings British about old, olderness
A sandal is not a shoe; a cap is not a turban.
Proverbs and old sayings Afghan
Only the person who wears the shoe feels it when it pitches.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about people
If the shoe fits, put it on.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans
Everyone knows where his shoe pinches.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans
Better cut the shoe than pinch the foot.
Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans
An unshod mocks a shoe.
Proverbs and old sayings
He that feels sorry for the shoe, loses the horse.
Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian
Reshape one's foot to try to fit into a new shoe.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
You can't put both feet in one shoe.
Proverbs and old sayings about contentment
The best manure is under the farmer's shoe.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish
He knows best where the shoe pinches who wears it.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish
All feet tread not in one shoe.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch
One can't shoe a running horse.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch
