Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me
Proverbs and old sayings about old, olderness
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Sticks in a bundle are unbreakable.
Proverbs and old sayings
Sticks and stones will break my bones, but names will never hurt me.
Proverbs and old sayings English
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will break my spirit.
Proverbs and old sayings English about spirit
The nail that sticks up will be hammered down.
Proverbs and old sayings Japanese
Mud sticks
Proverbs and old sayings British about old, olderness
The nail that sticks out is the one that gets hammered down.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
The sayings of the wise are like the sharp sticks that shepherds use to guide sheep.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about use
He who stands still in the mud sticks in it.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
A bit of fragrance always sticks to the hand that gives you roses.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
Little sticks kindle a fire, great ones put it out.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish about fire, fire brigade
When the tree falls every one runs to gather sticks.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish
It sticks to his fingers, like the charity-money to the matron.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about charity, money
The nail that sticks out gets pounded.
Proverbs and old sayings English
There is no benefit that sticks to the fingers.
Proverbs and old sayings English
Slander! slander! some of it always sticks.
Proverbs and old sayings French
Where the wasp has passed the fly sticks fast.
Proverbs and old sayings French about fasting
He that leaves certainty and sticks to chance, When fools pipe he may dance.
Proverbs and old sayings French about chance, dance
He sticks his nose in everything.
Proverbs and old sayings German
In the village without dogs the farmers walk without sticks.
Proverbs and old sayings Gypsy about gypsies
