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Needle Proverbs
The sieve says to the needle, "You have a hole in your tail."
Hindi Proverb
Where the needle goes, the thread follows.
Hindi Proverb
When a needle falls into a deep well, many people will look into the well, but few will be ready to go down after it.
Guinea Proverb
You cannot hit the point of a needle with a fist.
Armenian Proverb
The needle makes clothes but stays naked.
Persian Proverb
Do use a needle in time, or you might need an axe later.
Myanmar Proverb
The thread must be longer than the needle.
Basque Proverb
The needle dresses people but stays naked itself.
Basque Proverb
Like the needle which clothes others while remaining naked.
Arabic Proverb
Between a woman's "Yes” and "No” there is no room for the point of a needle.
German Proverb
A bad neighbor will give you a needle with no thread.
Portuguese Proverb
The needle is small, but it sews expensive garments.
Romanian Proverb
Search for a needle in the ocean.
Thai Proverb
A girl without a needle is like a cat without a claw.
Estonian Proverb
The bad neighbour gives a needle without thread.
Galician Proverb
When a needle sees a dagger, she cries "O sister!”.
Russian Proverb
Evil penetrates like a needle and then becomes like an oak tree.
Ethiopian Proverb
When you are pepper, I am mustard; when thou art a needle, I am a knife.
Ethiopian Proverb
The point of the needle must pass first.
Ethiopian Proverb
Evil enters like a needle and spreads like an oak tree.
African Proverb
If the needle doesn't pass, the thread doesn't follow.
African Congo Proverb
To start a fight, one does not bring a knife that cuts but a needle that sews.
Bahumbu Proverb
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