Putting Proverbs - page 2

The titmouse boasted of putting the sea on the fire.. (Russian Proverb)
Shall we kill a snake and carry it in our hand when we have a bag for putting long things in? View proverb
Ibo Proverb
A fool may be known by six things anger, without cause speech, without profit change, without progress inquiry, without object putting trust in a stranger, and mistaking foes for friends. View proverb
Traditional Proverb
Putting a withe around sand. Compare the English "a rope of sand.”. View proverb
Irish Proverb