Wood already touched by fire is not hard to set alight.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about fire, fire brigade
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Wood may remain ten years in the water, but it will never become a crocodile.
Proverbs and old sayings Congolese about water
Woods have ears and fields have eyes.
Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about eyes
Woods have ears, fields have eyes.
Proverbs and old sayings German about eyes
Wood can only be split with a wedge that is cut from its own tree.
Proverbs and old sayings
Wood in wildernesse, & strength in a fool.
Proverbs and old sayings
Wooden casks make good wine.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about wine, good, good luck
Better walk on wooden legs, than be carried on a wooden bier.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish
Golden bishop, wooden crosier; wooden bishop, golden crosier.
Proverbs and old sayings French
Strong wood is worth more than painted wood.
Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese
The block of wood should not dictate to the carver.
Proverbs and old sayings New Zealand
Crooked wood is straightened with fire.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about fire, fire brigade
Justice is like a light piece of wood, which press it in the water, but some day will come out from the water.
Proverbs and old sayings Romanian about press, justice, water, light, day
Knock on/touch wood
Proverbs and old sayings British about old, olderness
The wood is burnt, but the ashes are a nuisance.
Proverbs and old sayings Afghan
The wind helps those without an axe to cut wood.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
One rind is enough to tie a thousand pieces of wood.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
A razor may be sharper than an ax, but it cannot cut wood.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
