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It Came Upon A Midnight Clear
It came upon the midnight clear
That glorious song of old
From angels bending near the earth
To touch their harps of gold
Peace on the earth, good will to men
From heaven's all gracious King
The world in solemn stillness lay
To hear...
Carols
The sky is wide enough for two birds to fly without their wings touching.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about sky
A secret is like a dove: when it leaves my hand it takes wing.
Proverbs and old sayings about secret
The fly that plays too long in the candle, singes his wings at last.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
To attract good fortune, spend a new coin on an old friend, share an old pleasure with a new friend, and lift up the heart of a true friend by writing his name on the wings of a dragon.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about writing, pleasure, name, wealth, heart, old, olderness, good, good luck
A bird hanging between two branches will get bitten on both wings.
Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian
Don't blame God for creating the tiger -- instead, thank him for not giving it wings.
Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about god
Do not blame God for having created the tiger, but thank Him for not giving it wings.
Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about god
Man is like a bird: a bird can fly higher and higher, but only if its wings continue to move without stopping.
Proverbs and old sayings about man
Let the kite hawk have a perch, and let the eagle also have a perch. Whichever begrudges the other the right to perch, may he break a wing.
Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about rightness
We desire to bequest two things to our children--the first one is roots; the other one is wings.
Proverbs and old sayings about children, things
The butterfly that brushes against thorns will tear its wings.
Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian
