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A kitchen knife cannot carve its own handle.
Korean Proverb
A hunter's knife cannot carve its own handle.
Korean Proverb
No matter how sharp it is, a knife will never cut it's own handle.
Vietnamese Proverb
Don't throw the handle after the bill.
Dutch Proverb
When fate throws a dagger at you, there are only two ways to catch it: by the blade or by the handle.
Chinese Proverb
He makes a hundred knives, none of which has a handle.
Arabic Proverb
Handle the pudding while it's hot.
Irish Proverb
The bucket goes so often to the well that it leaves its handle there.
Italian Proverb
He that would heal a wound must not handle it.
Italian Proverb
The pitcher that goes often to the fountain leaves there either its handle or its spout.
Italian Proverb
You walk so long with a jar for water, until the handle breaks off.
Czech Proverb
If it's God's will the broom will lose its handle.
Hungarian Proverb
An axe with rio handle does not split firewood.
Swahili Proverb
You cannot handle fire with your hands.
Kanuri Proverb
You cannot handle fire with your hands.
African Proverb
The two hardest things in life to handle are success and failure.
African Proverb
Success in life largely depends on how you handle your failures.
African Proverb
To handle yourself use your head to handle others use your heart.
African Proverb
You can't tell the depth of the well by the length of the handle on the pump.
American Proverb
The pitcher that goes often to the well leaves either its handle or its spout there.
Portuguese Proverb
He who buys the broom can also buy the handle.
Italian Proverb
Let God handle it, He's a venerable saint.
Sicilian Proverb
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