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Friends are like fiddle-strings; they must not be screwed too tight.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Ye hae the best end a' the string.

Proverbs and old sayings British about end

Why didn't the midwife, who cut your naval string, cut your head instead?

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian about heads

If a string has one end, then it has another end.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about end

A single tree makes no forest; one string makes no music.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about music

It is best to trust to two anchors. [Have two strings to your bow. ]

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

There is bound to be a knot in a very long string.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan

He pulls the honeyed string before him or before his nose.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian

Friends are like fiddle-strings and they must not be screwed too tightly.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish

It is always good to have two strings to your bow.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about good, good luck

You harp perpetually on the same string.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin

One string is good enough to a good musician.

Proverbs and old sayings Mexican about good, good luck

The strings of the harp must be not too tight, and not too slack.

Proverbs and old sayings

He who has been bitten by a snake fears a piece of string.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian

You have many strings to your bow.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

A tent without a woman is like a violin with no strings.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about woman

However would the string wind, the end will be reached.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about end

However muchwould the string wind, the end will be reached anyway.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about end

He has the best end of the string.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about end

A good guitarist will play on one string.

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