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Wings Proverbs
For an ant to have wings would be his undoing.
Persian Proverb
A bad rumour flies on wings.
Russian Proverb
The butterfly that brushes against thorns will tear its wings.
Yoruba Proverb
A child without education is like a bird without wings.
Tibetan Proverb
Words have no wings but they can fly many thousands of miles.
Korean Proverb
God knows why he has made the wings of some birds shorter.
Slovenian Proverb
Don't imitate the fly before you have wings.
French Proverb
Bad news has wings.
French Proverb
God did not give wings to scorpions.
Mexican Proverb
Words are like newly hatched eggs: they already have wings.
Madagascan Proverb
Words are like eggs: when they are hatched they have wings.
Madagascan Proverb
Angels bend down their wings to a seeker of knowledge.
Moroccan Proverb
You cannot fly with wings made of butter.
Netherlands Antillean Proverb
We desire to bequest two things to our children–the first one is roots; the other one is wings.
Sudanese Proverb
I give thee flight without wings.
Bedouin Proverb
The prayer of the innocent has no wings.
Berber Proverb
Good news crawls on its belly; bad news has wings.
Darkovan Proverb
Talk of the devil, and you'll hear the rustle of his wings.
Swahili Proverb
A bird only flies as high as his wings take him.
Afghan Proverb
Scandal is like an egg; when it is hatched it has wings.
African Proverb
A lie has no legs, but a scandal has wings.
English Proverb
The ant had wings to her hurt.
English Proverb
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