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He that fears leaves, let him not go into the wood.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian

Better a bed of wood than a bier of gold.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian

When wood is chopped, woodchips will fly.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian

A wooden bed is better than a golden coffin.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian

Work is unlike wolf; it won't run to the woods.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about work

Where you saw wood, there the sawdust will fall.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about fall

If you're afraid of wolves, don't go to the woods.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian

However you feed the wolf, he still looks at the wood.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian

If you are afraid of the wolves, do not go to the woods.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian

Better a dove on the plate than a woodgrouse in the mating place.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian

Don't drive a Binya into the woods if he has found his way to your house.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about home, house

If you call a piece of wood 'child', you can never use it to light fire since it has become so precious.

Proverbs and old sayings Rwandan about use, light, children, fire, fire brigade

Anes wood, never wise, ay the worse.

Proverbs and old sayings

There are mae wayes to the wood nor ane.

Proverbs and old sayings

Long ere you cut Falkland-wood with a Pen-knife.

Proverbs and old sayings

He cuts near the wood.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

He cuts awfu' near the wood.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

Ye canna see the wood for trees.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

There's mair ways to the wood than ane.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

There are mae ways to the wood then ane.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish