Shell Proverbs

Only the man who is not hungry says the coconut has a hard shell. (Ethiopian Proverb)
A coconut shell full of water is a sea to an ant. View proverb
Hindi Proverb
A pearl is worthless as long as it is still in its shell. View proverb
Hindi Proverb
He that would have the kernel must crack the shell. View proverb
Dutch Proverb
A pearl is worthless as long as it is in its shell. View proverb
Native American Proverb
The tortoise stores its wisdom in his shell. View proverb
Bantu Proverb
Like the peanut, who forgets its shell. View proverb
Malay Proverb
Frog in a coconut shell. View proverb
Thai Proverb
Water in a coconut shell is like an ocean to an ant. View proverb
Swahili Proverb
One cannot scoop up the ocean with a sea shell. View proverb
Japanese Proverb
The hole the crab digs takes on the shape of its shell. (Japanese Proverb)
An egg shouldn't be deceived by the hardness of its shell; it cannot challenge a stone in a fight. View proverb
African Proverb
It's the tortoise's shell, ugly and hard that protects its life long journey on earth. View proverb
African Proverb
A pearl is worthless as long as it is in its shell. View proverb
American Proverb
Hope is an egg, of which one man gets the yolk, another the white, and a third the shell. View proverb
Danish Proverb
There is more disputing about the shell than the kernel. View proverb
German Proverb
He'd offer you an egg if you promised not to break the shell. View proverb
Irish Proverb
Who will eat the kernel of the nut must break the shell. View proverb
Romanian Proverb
Half an egg is better than an empty shell. View proverb
Dutch Proverb
You need to break the shell in order to have the almond. View proverb
French Proverb
If you don't crack the shell, you can't eat the nut. (Russian Proverb)
The hazelnut emerged from its shell and did not like the look of it. View proverb
Turkish Proverb
Half an egg is better than an empty shell. View proverb
Estonian Proverb
Trouble nebber blow shell" View proverb
Bahamian Proverb
It will be a forward cock that crows in the shell. View proverb
English Proverb