Search in folklore: chew

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Fear less, hope more; eat less, chew more; whine less, breathe more; talk less, say more; hate less, love more; and all good things are yours.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish about hate, hope, fear, things, love, good, good luck

You chew from one side of your mouth and keep the other side still.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

The jaws have nothing to chew if the feet do not walk.

Proverbs and old sayings about nothing

Dogs bark and cows chew grass.

Proverbs and old sayings

I can chew for you, my child, but you must swallow by yourself.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about children, contentment

Speak like a parrot; meditate like a swan; chew like a goat; and bathe like an elephant.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian

Truth is like sugar cane; even if you chew it for a long time, it is still sweet.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about truth, time, contentment

Don't bite off more than you can chew.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about contentment

Children's bread is hard to chew.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish about children

Don't worry about biting off more than you can chew. Your mouth is probably a whole lot bigger'n you think.

Proverbs and old sayings about worry, contentment

You can't chew with somebody else's teeth.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about contentment

Unless the broken tooth is thrown out the mouth will continue to chew with caution.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about prudence