It's not that the well is too deep, but rather the rope is too short.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
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A weir close to completion left undone due to the shortage of a basket of earth.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about earth
So long as the green mountains are preserved, there will be no shortage of firewood supply.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
Sparrows should not dance with cranes, their legs are too short.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about dance
No one is so tall that he never needs to stretch, and no one is so short that he never needs to stoop.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish
Barnaby bright, Barnaby bright, the longest day and the shortest night.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about night, day
If there is someone to haul the fir-tree, there shall be no shortage of those willing to hold a branch to help.
Proverbs and old sayings Finnish about help
The while we keep a man waiting, he reflects on our shortcomings.
Proverbs and old sayings French about man
The reputation of a man is like his shadow; it sometimes follows and sometimes precedes him, it is sometimes longer and sometimes shorter than his natural size.
Proverbs and old sayings French about prestige, shadow, man
Friendship with the French is like their wine; exquisite but short lived.
Proverbs and old sayings German about friendship, wine
Grief for a husband is like a pain in the elbow, sharp and short.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about sadness, pain, husband
During the winter eat long fishes, during the summer eat short fishes.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian
