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If you cannot stand the heat, get out of the kitchen

Proverbs and old sayings British about old, olderness

Romance/ without finance/ don't stand a chance.

Proverbs and old sayings about chance, americans

An empty sack cannot stand.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

The strongest man on earth is he who stands alone.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about earth, man

A tree cannot stand on the ground without its roots.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

If you can't stand the heat then get out of the kitchen.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Where the cattle stand together, the lion lies down hungry.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Whoever stands in need of honey should not be afraid of bees.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about need

He on whose head we would break a coconut never stands still.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about heads

If you don't stand for something, you will fall for something.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about fall

What the elders see while sitting the young ones standing on their toes won't see.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

The sun will shine on those who are standing before it shines on those who are sitting.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about sun

The best way to eat the elephant standing in your path is to cut it up into little pieces.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

The sun shines on those who are standing before it shines on the people kneeling under them.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about sun, people

When a stiff-necked bull stands with its four legs planted firmly and refuses to move, you cannot make it go ahead only by pulling it by the reins and using your whip.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

An empty sack won't stand alone.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

Let every tub stand on its own bottom.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about home, house, americans