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Lamp Proverbs
An oil lamp feels proud to give light even though it wears itself away.
Nigerian Proverb
A lamp in the street, obscurity at home.
Mexican Proverb
One lamp can't light two houses.
Darkovan Proverb
All women are alike when the lamp is out.
Darkovan Proverb
When a blind man is happy he gives money to his child to buy kerosene for his lamp.
African Proverb
If you would have the lamp burn, you must pour oil into it.
German Proverb
No lamp burns till morning.
Persian Proverb
The lamp is not burning for those asleep.
Romanian Proverb
Life is like a lamp flame; it needs a little oil now and then.
Asian-indian Proverb
A governor may commit arson while the governed are not allowed to light a lamp.
Chinese Proverb
The fuel in the lamp consumes itself but lights others.
African Proverb
When the glow worm lights her lamp, the air is always very damp.
American Proverb
Let my lamp at midnight hour be seen in some high lonely tower.
English Proverb
Light your lamp first at home and afterwards at the mosque.
Arabic Proverb
The foot of a lamp is always the least lit.
Turkish Proverb