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What good is giving sugar to the dead?
Hindi Proverb
Don't cut off the monkey's tail before it is dead.
African Congo Proverb
You inherit from the dead, not from the sick.
African Congo Proverb
Do not dispose of the monkey's tail before he is dead.
African Congo Proverb
What is said over the dead lion's body, could not be said to him alive.
African Congo Proverb
The earth is God's bride -- she feeds the living and cherishes the dead.
Madagascan Proverb
Even the dead in their family vaults enjoy being in large company.
Madagascan Proverb
When a dead tree falls, the woodpeckers profit from his death.
Malawi Proverb
On a dead tree there are no monkeys.
Mozambican Proverb
Every one has his place: the dead in the cemetery and the living at the table.
Benin Proverb
Truth speaks even though the tongue were dead.
Irish Proverb
Dead men tell no tales.
Portuguese Proverb
When the sculptor is dead his statues ask him for a soul.
Hindi Proverb
Don't praise my good fortune before i'm dead and buried.
Tibetan Proverb
The only truly dead are those who have been forgotten.
Jewish Proverb
Don't measure a wolf's tail until he is dead.
Croatian Proverb
Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour.
Dutch Proverb
He is dead who is faultless.
Russian Proverb
Only the pallbearers know the weight of the dead.
Mexican Proverb
The dead to his burial ground, and the living to his fooling around.
Mexican Proverb
A hero only appears once the tiger is dead.
Myanmar Proverb
The hero appears only when the tiger is dead.
Myanmar Proverb
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