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Rod Proverbs
A man has often cut a rod to beat himself.
Irish Proverb
Beaten with his own rod.
Japanese Proverb
Spare the rod, spoil the child.
English Proverb
An iron rod bends while it is hot.
Greek Proverb
If advice will not improve him, neither will the rod.
Greek Proverb
Better the rod that bends than one that breaks.
Welsh Proverb
He who slanders his neighbor makes a rod for his own back.
Dutch Proverb
Perseverance can reduce an iron rod to a sewing needle.
Chinese Proverb
An iron rod can be ground down to become a needle.
Chinese Proverb
Making a rod for your own back.
English Proverb
The dearer the child, the sharper must be the rod.
Danish Proverb
Spare the rod, spoil the child.
Dutch Proverb
It is not the hook or the rod, but the bait that lures.
Spanish Proverb
He who spares the rod hates his son.
Latin Proverb
A nod for a wise man, and a rod for a fool.
Latin Proverb
He makes a rod for his own back. (14th century)
English Proverb
The shepherd of a herd of toads must be very patient with his rod.
Chadian Proverb
A nod for a wise man, and a rod for a fool.
Arabic Proverb
It is the bait that lures, not the fisherman or the rod.
Spanish Proverb