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Book stands by itself and experience stands by itself.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about experience

Wherever something stands, another thing stands beside it.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about things

Whenever something stands, another thing stands besides it.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about things

Truth stands the test of time; lies are soon exposed.

Proverbs and old sayings about tests, truth, time

The strongest man on earth is he who stands alone.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about earth, man

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

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

A good reputation stands still; a bad one runs.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about prestige, bad luck, bad, americans, good, good luck

The immature rice stalk stands erect, while the mature stalk, heavy with grain, bends over.

Proverbs and old sayings Cambodian

The great wall stands; the builder is gone.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

He who stands still in the mud sticks in it.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

He who stands high is seen from afar.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

Many a cow stands in the meadow and looks wistfully at the common.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about common sense

He who stands near the woodcutter is likely to be hit by a splinter.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

Behind the cross stands the devil.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about devil

It's pleasant to look on the rain, when one stands dry.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about rain

It is a grief to one beggar that another stands at the door.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about sadness

Who stands by the door of his house is not yet gone away.

Proverbs and old sayings Finnish about home, house

A teacher stands in fear of teaching.

Proverbs and old sayings French about teaching, teachers, fear