Search in folklore: thorns

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Thorns bury shallowly into one who walks slowly. Thorns bury deeply into one who walks fast.

Proverbs and old sayings about fasting

Thorns themselves will not harm you -- you hurt yourself on the thorns.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Thorns prick lightly the man who walks slowly.

Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about man

Thorns and roses grow on the same tree.

Proverbs and old sayings

There is no rose without thorns.

Proverbs and old sayings Maltese

No rose is without thorns.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan

The path leads towards loved ones not thorns.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

Him with a bold head knows how to protect it through thorns.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about heads

A man does not run among thorns for no reason; either he is chasing a snake or a snake is chasing him.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about reason, man

He who plants thorns must never expect to gather roses.

Proverbs and old sayings

He that plants thorns must never expect to gather roses.

Proverbs and old sayings

To the donkey thorns taste better than hay.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian

The way of a slothful man is as a hedge of thorns.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man

The rose has thorns only for those who would gather it.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

One who would pick the roses must bear with the thorns.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Roses fall, but the thorns remain.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about fall

He who would gather roses, must not fear thorns.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about fear

He buys honey dear who has to lick it off thorns.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Thistles and thorns prick sore, but evil tongues prick more.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

For the benefit of the flowers, we water the thorns, too.

Proverbs and old sayings Egyptian about flowers, water