Sting Proverbs - page 2

Pleasures, while they flatter, sting. (Dutch Proverb)
Honey is sweet but bees sting. View proverb
French Proverb
One would like to eat honey, but would not like to get stung. View proverb
Russian Proverb
He who has been stung by the scorpion is frightened at its shadow. View proverb
Spanish Proverb
Three things must epigrams, like bees, have all, A sting, and honey, and a body small. View proverb
Spanish Proverb
The real nettle will sting early. View proverb
Latin Proverb
I bought the nettle, sowed the nettle, and then the nettle stung me. View proverb
Asian-indian Proverb
If you gently touch a nettle it'll sting you for your pains; grasp it like a lad of mettle, an' as soft as silk remains. View proverb
Asian-indian Proverb
Honey is sweet, but the bees sting. View proverb
Andorran Proverb
When a man is stung, he doesn't destroy all beehives. View proverb
African Proverb
Pleasure has a sting in its tail. (English Proverb)