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The gravest fish is an oyster; the gravest bird's an ool; the gravest beast's an ass; and the gravest man's a fool.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about fishing, man

The early bird catches the first worm.

Proverbs and old sayings Serbian

A bird shows its worth with its song, an intellect by its speech.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

When a bird builds its nest it uses the feathers of other birds.

Proverbs and old sayings

A bird will always use another birds' feathers to feather its own nest.

Proverbs and old sayings about use

Little bird, little nest.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

A mute bird makes no omen.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

Let no shovel-beaked bird ever enter your yard.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about garden

One man beats the bush, another catcheth the bird.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about man

Every bird flies with its own wings.

Proverbs and old sayings

An artful bird can be trapped in a rotten cage.

Proverbs and old sayings

A bird that imitates others does not get used to a place.

Proverbs and old sayings

Rather one bird in the hand, than ten in the woods.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish

A bird in the hand is worth more than ten in the bush.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish

Thou are a bitter bird, said the raven to the starling.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish about bitter

God gives every bird a worm, but he does not throw it into the nest.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish about god

Catch the bird but watch for the wave.

Proverbs and old sayings Tahitian about trap

The bird leaves no trail.

Proverbs and old sayings Thai

A child without education, is like a bird without wings.

Proverbs and old sayings Tibetan about education, children

A bird will not fly with one wing.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish