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The one who removed the mountain was the one who began carrying away stones.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Small ills are the fountains of most of our groans. Men trip not on mountains, they stumble on stones.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man

He who has a glass roof on his own house, must not throw stones at others.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about home, house

It is dangerous to eat cherries with the great, they throw the stones at your head.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about heads

Those that eat cherries with great persons shall have their eyes squirted out with the stones.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about people, eyes

He whose house is made out of glass, shouldn't throw stones at people.

Proverbs and old sayings Egyptian about home, house, people

It is only at the tree loaded with fruit that people throw stones.

Proverbs and old sayings French about people

It is only the tree loaded with fruit that the people throw stones.

Proverbs and old sayings French about people

It is only at the tree loaded with fruit that the people throw stones.

Proverbs and old sayings French about people

He who lives in a glass house should be the last to throw stones.

Proverbs and old sayings German about home, house

He that pelts every barking dog, must pick up a great many stones.

Proverbs and old sayings German

They who eat cherries with the great, are like to have the stones and stalks flung in their face.

Proverbs and old sayings German about face

People don’t trip on mountains, but they sometimes stumble on stones.

Proverbs and old sayings about people

When the king reigns it is thanks to the people; when a river sings it's thanks to the stones.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about people

Gold rain drops on a foreign country, wherelse rain of stones drops on our country, but our country is better.

Proverbs and old sayings Malaysian about country, rain

He whose house is tiled with glass should not throw stones at his neighbour's.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about home, house