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Pitcher Proverbs
Whether the pitcher strike the stone or the stone the pitcher, the pitcher suffers.
Panamanian Proverb
Go not with every hunger to the cupboard, nor with every thirst to the pitcher.
Portuguese Proverb
A pitcher that goes oft to the well is broken at last.
Italian Proverb
The pitcher that goes often to the fountain leaves there either its handle or its spout.
Italian Proverb
The pitcher goes so long to the well that it breaks at last.
Dutch Proverb
Dip the pitcher into the water enough and it finally breaks.
Salvadoran Proverb
The wise adapt themselves to circumstances, as water moulds itself to the pitcher.
Chinese Proverb
The pitcher that goes too often to the well is broken at last.
English Proverb
The pitcher will go to the well once too often.
English Proverb
No matter how often a pitcher goes to the water it is broken in the end.
Irish Proverb
The pitcher that goes often to the well leaves either its handle or its spout there.
Portuguese Proverb
One must fill the pitcher while the water is flowing.
Turkish Proverb
Whether the pitcher strike the stone, or the stone the pitcher, woe be to the pitcher.
Spanish Proverb
If the pitcher knocks against a stone, woe to the pitcher; and if the stone knocks against the pitcher, woe to the pitcher.
Spanish Proverb
The pitcher goes so often to the well, that it leaves its handle or its mouth.
Spanish Proverb
The pitcher that goes often to the well leaves either its handle or its spout there.
Spanish Proverb
It's a cracked pitcher that goes longest to the well.
English Proverb
The pitcher which goes too often to the well gets broken.
English Proverb
A dog that has forced its head into a pitcher is greedy.
African Proverb