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Heap Proverbs
This is not Kashan where the heap comes with the coolies.
Persian Proverb
A fruit tree that grows in a dung heap will certainly blossom.
Zanzibar Proverb
It takes a heap of licks to strike a nail in the dark.
American Proverb
A little and a little, collected together, becomes a great deal; the heap in the barn consists of single grains, and drop and rop makes an inundation.
Arabic Proverb
Little and often makes a heap in time.
German Proverb
The heap of yams you will reap depends upon the number of mounds you have plowed.
Nigerian Proverb
He who boasts of his accomplishments will heap ridicule.
Filipino Proverb
It takes a heap of licks to drive a nail in the dark.
African American Proverb
A rotten coconut in a heap spoils the wholesome ones.
Swahili Proverb
Let me tell you about my fate: it is an insult. Let me explain it to you: it is a disgrace. Were I to tell my neighbour about my fate, he would heap insults upon me. I looked into the water. My destiny was drifting past. I was born on an ill-fated day.
Sumerian Proverb