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Empty barrels make the most sound.

Proverbs and old sayings English

A cracked bell can never sound well.

Proverbs and old sayings English

He who lives with an ass, sounds like an ass.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian

If a bamboo tube makes a loud sound, it is empty.

Proverbs and old sayings

Who hears but one bell hears but one sound.

Proverbs and old sayings French

Hares are not caught by the sound of the drum.

Proverbs and old sayings French

Empty casks make the most sound.

Proverbs and old sayings German

Full vessels give the least sound.

Proverbs and old sayings German

The fuller the cask, the duller its sound.

Proverbs and old sayings German

The higher the bell is hung, the shriller it sounds.

Proverbs and old sayings German

Even though the sound of the horn is not pleasant, it is still blown by a man's mouth.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about man

Affairs sleep soundly when fortune is present.

Proverbs and old sayings Greek about present, wealth, sleep

You recognize the truth by its own sound.

Proverbs and old sayings about truth

An empty barrel sounds better.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian

Drums sound loud because they are hollow.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian

The potter sleeps soundly, for no one would steal clay.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian

A loud voice can make even the truth sound foolish.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about voice, truth

When the river sounds, it's because it carries water.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about water

Listen to the sound of the river and you will catch a trout.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish

Men are like bagpipes no sound comes from them until they're full.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about man