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Lift a stone only to drop on your own feet.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

When someone gives you a drop of water reward him with a never ending source.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about reward, water, contentment

God gives all birds their food but does not drop it into their nests.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about food, god

More flies are caught with a drop of honey than with a barrel of vinegar.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

More flies are taken with a drop of honey than a tun of vinegar.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

The last drop makes the cup run over.

Proverbs and old sayings English

A pot of milk is ruined by a drop of poison.

Proverbs and old sayings English

The last drop maketh the cup run over.

Proverbs and old sayings French

'Tis sweet at certain times to drop the sage.

Proverbs and old sayings French

A drop of honey catches more flies than a hogshead of vinegar.

Proverbs and old sayings German

Better a drop of wisdom than an ocean of gold.

Proverbs and old sayings Greek about wisdom

A drop of wisdom is better than a sea of gold.

Proverbs and old sayings Greek about wisdom

When prices drop, buy.

Proverbs and old sayings about commerce

Let the wormy of it drop off.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian

If it does not trickle, it will drop.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian

When the drop is inside, the sense is outside.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about common sense, sense

A barrel that contains the wine will retain the drop in its staves.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about wine

A drop of water breaks a stone.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about water

A noh siame diay leaf drop a river bottom it rotten.

Proverbs and old sayings Jamaican about salary

Not even a drop is left.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin