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Abuse Proverbs
Do not abuse palm-wine tappers while drunkness persists.
Swahili Proverb
Abuse often starts with praise.
Japanese Proverb
What you can't have, abuse.
Italian Proverb
Abuse doesn't hang on the collar.
Russian Proverb
Abuse of hospitality breaks the bridge.
Bemba Proverb
Abuse is like a god that destroys his master.
American Proverb
Faint praise is akin to abuse.
Danish Proverb
It is discreditable to fly from a living enemy, or to abuse a dead one.
Danish Proverb
Riches abuse them who know not how to use them.
German Proverb
Glory lies still; abuse is running.
Russian Proverb
Abuse does not invalidate usefulness.
Latin Proverb
Are you not accustomed to look at home, when you abuse others?
Latin Proverb
It is not to be argued that the abuse of a thing proves that it is useless.
Latin Proverb
Do not abuse the hospitality of others.
Ndebele Proverb
An argument derived from the abuse of a thing does not hold good against its use.
Traditional Proverb
Point at the mulberry and abuse the pagoda tree.
Chinese Proverb