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Do not insult the mother alligator until after you have crossed the river.
Haitian Proverb
My ka dwells in my body. Insult it not.
Egyptian Proverb
Deceive the rich and powerful if you will, but don't insult them.
Japanese Proverb
A healthy person who begs for food is an insult to a generous farmer.
Ghana Proverb
An insult is but a short garment: it reveals the one who wears it.
Arabic Proverb
Praise in own mouth is insult.
Portuguese Proverb
When you insult a klingon's honor, prepare for trouble.
Klingon Proverb
Never make fun of a ferengi's mother... Insult something he cares about instead.
Klingon Proverb
Do not insult a crocodile while your feet are still in the water.
Nilotic Proverb
When you eat an egg do not insult the chicken.
Bantandu Proverb
A warning to the wise is a blessing, to the fool an insult.
Swahili Proverb
Do not insult the crocodile until you've crossed the river.
Chinese Proverb
He who takes revenge for a small insult, will have a bigger one thrown at him.
Chinese Proverb
Anger is always more harmful than the insult that caused it.
Chinese Proverb
Don't insult the dead.
African Proverb
Do not insult a crocodile while your feet are still in the water.
African Proverb
Don't insult the alligator until you've crossed the river.
Haitian Proverb
No prepotent man will insult other people for two consecutive seasons.
Kikuyu Proverb
Even hares insult a dead lion.
Latin Proverb
A captive they insult with impunity.
Latin Proverb
By submitting to an old insult you invite a new one.
Latin Proverb
Let me tell you about my fate: it is an insult. Let me explain it to you: it is a disgrace. Were I to tell my neighbour about my fate, he would heap insults upon me. I looked into the water. My destiny was drifting past. I was born on an ill-fated day.
Sumerian Proverb
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