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The robin and the wren are God's cock and hen; the martin and the swallow are God's mate and marrow.
Tanzanian Proverb
The devil can swallow a woman but he can't digest her.
Polish Proverb
Envious persons never compliment, they only swallow.
Mexican Proverb
A patient that can swallow food makes the nurse doubtful.
Madagascan Proverb
The human heart is never satisfied, just like the snake that wants to swallow an elephant.
Chinese Proverb
One swallow does not make a summer.
English Proverb
If you have to swallow a frog, try not to think about it. If you have to swallow two frogs, don't swallow the smaller one first.
Irish Proverb
Eat the wind and swallow bitterness.
Portuguese Proverb
I can chew for you, my child, but you must swallow by yourself.
Hungarian Proverb
Who bites with a lie will swallow with pain.
Estonian Proverb
You cannot swallow hot milk, nor can you throw it away.
Goan Proverb
The hard road turns the traveller into the same dust that he has to swallow.
Japanese Proverb
A man's greed is like a snake that wants to swallow an elephant.
Chinese Proverb
A person whose heart is not content is like a snake which tries to swallow an elephant.
Chinese Proverb
Defeat isn't bitter if you don't swallow it.
Chinese Proverb
Man's heart is never satisfied; the snake would swallow the elephant.
Chinese Proverb
Swallow a date with its stone.
Chinese Proverb
A man should not, out of pride and etiquette, swallow his phlegm.
African Proverb
Defeat isn't bitter if you don't swallow it.
American Proverb
It is as bad to spit out the fire and be shamed, as it is to swallow it and be burnt.
Danish Proverb
Flattery is sweet food for those who can swallow it.
Danish Proverb
It's not healthy to swallow books without chewing.
German Proverb
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