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A piece of incense may be as large as the knee, but unless burned emits no fragrance.
Malawi Proverb
If Nakedness promises you a piece of cloth, ask him his name.
Sudanese Proverb
He who has been bitten by a snake fears a piece of string.
Persian Proverb
Give an extra piece of cake to a stepchild.
Korean Proverb
When you take a knife away from a child, give him a piece of wood instead.
Kenyan Proverb
When you chop off a snake's head all you are left with is a piece of rope.
Bambara Proverb
Rather a piece of bread with a happy heart than wealth with grief.
Egyptian Proverb
The tongue is the worst piece of meat in the world.
Swiss Proverb
A bridle for the tongue is a necessary piece of furniture.
Chinese Proverb
A child's fingers are not scalded by a piece of hot yam which his mother puts into his palm.
African Proverb
A viper without fangs is like a piece of rope.
Hindi Proverb
An adder with its poisonous fangs taken out is nothing more than a piece of rope.
Hindi Proverb
A fool carveth a piece of his heart to every one that sits near him.
Italian Proverb
The virtue of silence is a great piece of knowledge.
Italian Proverb
When the lion's skin falls short, piece it out with that of the fox.
Italian Proverb
You can give a piece of advice, but not good luck along with that.
Norwegian Proverb
Who is a piece of stick in youth will be a block of wood in old age.
Estonian Proverb
If you call a piece of wood ‘child', you can never use it to light fire since it has become so precious.
Rwandan Proverb
Give a naked man a piece of cloth and he will say it is too thick.
Russian Proverb
With a piece of bread in your hand you'll find paradise under a pine tree.
Russian Proverb
What is taken for oneself is usually not a small piece.
Ethiopian Proverb
When a once-beautiful piece of cloth has turned into rags, no one remembers that it was woven by Ukwa master weavers.
Ibo Proverb
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