Search in folklore: touches

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What has no beginning, end or middle and touches every continent?

The ocean

Riddles

A short person touches where he can reach.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about people

A dirty stick makes everyone who touches it dirty.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

The time to slap a king is the time when a fly touches on his cheek.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about time

A man who touches the bottom of a soup plate with a ball of foofoo is no longer searching for soup.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about searching, man

If nothing touches the palm-leaves they do not rustle.

Proverbs and old sayings about nothing

He that touches pitch defiles himself.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

He that touches pitch shall be defiled.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

If thou touchest pitch thou shalt be defiled.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Who touches all will see many a thing.

Proverbs and old sayings Estonian about things

He who touches pitch defiles himself.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

Whatsoever a new bride touches is fragrant.

Proverbs and old sayings Maltese

He who touches honey is compelled to lick his fingers.

Proverbs and old sayings Moroccan

It requires a lot of carefulness to kill a fly that touches on the scrotum.

Proverbs and old sayings West African