Hand Proverbs - page 3

A bird in hand is worth ten in a tree. (Yemeni Proverb)
The hand of the child cannot reach the shelf, nor the hand of the adult get through the neck of the gourd. View proverb
Yoruba Proverb
Does the left hand chop off the right? View proverb
Darkovan Proverb
If the left hand battles the right, who wins? View proverb
Darkovan Proverb
Who picks a tool unsuited to a task should not complain if it does no more than cut the hand that holds it. View proverb
Darkovan Proverb
A pit of the tongue cannot be covered up by the hand. View proverb
Swahili Proverb
When you are eating with a blind man, do not touch his hand. View proverb
Swahili Proverb
A single hand can not nurse a child. View proverb
Swahili Proverb
He who fights with a wall will only hurt his hand. View proverb
Swahili Proverb
A single hand can not slaughter a cow. View proverb
Swahili Proverb
When you play with a lion, do not put your hand in its mouth. (Swahili Proverb)
The left hand washes the right and the right washes the left. View proverb
Ghana Proverb
A bit of fragrance clings to the hand that gives flowers. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
There is no point in offering a helping hand to someone who wants to drown. View proverb
Basque Proverb
The hand of the stranger is heavy. View proverb
Basque Proverb
Clapping with the right hand only will not produce a noise. View proverb
Malay Proverb
A real friend is one who takes the hand of his friend in times of distress and helplessness. View proverb
Afghan Proverb
A real friend takes the hand of his friend in overwhelming worry and fire. View proverb
Afghan Proverb
You can't clap with one hand. View proverb
Afghan Proverb
Two watermelons can't be grabbed in one hand. View proverb
Afghan Proverb
May God not make one hand dependent on the other. (Afghan Proverb)
A broken hand can work but a broken heart can't. View proverb
Afghan Proverb
A man doesn't escape from bees with a lump of honey in his hand. View proverb
African Proverb
A child's hand is not burned by hot yam which is placed into his palm by his mother. View proverb
African Proverb
It is better to have less thunder in the mouth and more lightning in the hand. View proverb
American Proverb