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Speak softly and carry a big stick

Proverbs and old sayings British about old, olderness

Walk softly but carry a big stick.

Proverbs and old sayings African about old, olderness

A clean conscience makes a soft pillow.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about conscience

Even when you dig a soft place, you still leave the garden.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about garden

The soft tongue is sucked by the lioness

Proverbs and old sayings Algerian

Fair and softly goes far in a day.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about day, americans

A soft answer turns away wrath.

Proverbs and old sayings

Who goes softly goes safely, and he that goes safely goes far.

Proverbs and old sayings British

Have a mouth as sharp as a dagger, but a heart as soft as tofu.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about heart

The tongue is soft but constantly remains; the teeth are hard yet they fall out.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about fall

Go softly and look afar.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Use soft words and hard arguments.

Proverbs and old sayings English about use

Who is soft will be sat on.

Proverbs and old sayings Estonian

One cannot ski so softly that the tracks cannot be seen.

Proverbs and old sayings Finnish

Ignorance and incuriosity are two very soft pillows.

Proverbs and old sayings French about ignorance

A good armchair makes the backside soft and the heart hard.

Proverbs and old sayings French about heart, good, good luck

You can better drink from a small well with soft water than from the salty sea.

Proverbs and old sayings Georgian about drinking, water

A good conscience is a soft pillow.

Proverbs and old sayings German about conscience, good, good luck

The oldest trees bear the softest fruits.

Proverbs and old sayings German

September blow soft till the fruit's in the loft.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian