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A narrow space looks wide to the narrow minded.
Moroccan Proverb
The rabbit that dances on the broken branch of a high tree must look down to see how many mouths are opened wide beneath.
African Proverb
You can't put a wide head on young shoulders.
Irish Proverb
If one has to jump a stream and knows how wide it is, he will not jump. If he does not know how wide it is, he will jump, and six times out of ten he will make it.
Persian Proverb
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life; but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
Italian Proverb
The world is wide to everyone.
Welsh Proverb
Love blinds your eyes, marriage opens them wide.
Finnish Proverb
He must gape wide who would gape against an oven.
Dutch Proverb
As you go the way of life you will see a great chasm. Jump. It is not as wide as you think.
Native American Proverb
The river may is wide, but it can crossed..
Ivorian Proverb
He hath need of his wits who wanders wide.
Norse Proverb
Wide will wear, but tight will tear.
Traditional Proverb
It is better to dwell in a corner of the housetop, than with a brawling woman in a wide house.
Biblical Proverb
A minimal error at the start leads to a wide divergence in the distance.
Chinese Proverb
The net of heaven is large and wide, but it lets nothing through.
Chinese Proverb
The sky is wide enough for two birds to fly without their wings touching.
African Proverb
If you stoop to see your neighbour's anus, then your own anus is wide open for others to see, even more easily and clearly.
African Proverb
Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, half shut afterwards.
American Proverb
Wide experience makes for deep tolerance.
American Proverb
The difference is wide that the sheets will not decide.
English Proverb
Wide lugs an a short tongue is best.
English Proverb
Wide ears and short tongue are the best.
English Proverb
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