Ground Proverbs - page 3

Don't build the bungalow on an inch of ground. (Kashmir Proverb)
A bird flies high above and its funeral is performed on the ground. View proverb
Mamprussi Proverb
The chakata fruit on the ground belongs to all, but the one on the tree is for she who can climb. View proverb
Shona Proverb
It's tough trying to keep your feet on the ground, your head above the clouds, your nose to the grindstone, your shoulder to the wheel, your finger on the pulse, your eye on the ball and your ear to the ground. View proverb
Traditional Proverb
If your part of the battlefield is covered with thorns, you do not leave your position and go to stand where the ground is good. View proverb
Twi Proverb
If a native of pemba can get a log he does not relive himself on the ground.ie nothing but the best. View proverb
Swahili Proverb
Even a tower a hundred yards tall has still its foundations on the ground. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
Even the highest towers begin at the ground. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
An iron rod can be ground down to become a needle. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
No matter how tall the tree is, its leaves will always fall to the ground. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
A bar of iron continually ground becomes a needle. (Chinese Proverb)
He who holds somebody on the ground is holding himself too. View proverb
African Proverb
I don't sow ground nuts when the monkey is watching. View proverb
African Proverb
A bird may fly off the earth and land on an anthill, but it will still be on the ground. View proverb
African Proverb
A person who is always looking at the sky will never discover anything on the ground. View proverb
African Proverb
A strong man never stays long in the ground. View proverb
African Proverb
The bird is up in the sky but its eyes are on the ground. View proverb
African Proverb
Monkeys don't advise there young ones to be careful on trees they just remind them of the distance to the ground. View proverb
African Proverb
The worm that exposes itself on the ground is waiting for a lucky bird to devour it. View proverb
African Proverb
No matter how tall a tree might grow it will always shed its leaves on the ground. View proverb
African Proverb
The ground of liberty must be gained by inches. (American Proverb)
Between two stools one falls to the ground. View proverb
English Proverb
He who has been bitten by a snake is scared of a rope on the ground. View proverb
Arabic Proverb
Luck in the sky and brains in the ground. View proverb
Arabic Proverb
No matter how high a bird can fly, it still has to look for food on the ground. View proverb
Danish Proverb