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A lizard that fell from the top of a tree wastes its time looking back to where it fell from; if there was anything good the lizard deserved, it could not have missed it while it was there on top of the tree.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about time, good, good luck

Do not look where you fell, but where you slipped.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

Little strokes fell great oaks

Proverbs and old sayings about old, olderness

The toad that wanted to avoid the rain fell in the water.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about rain, water

The Pilgrim Fathers landed on the shores of America and fell on their knees; then they fell upon the aborigines.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

One man cut the barrage, and a thousand people fell into the river.

Proverbs and old sayings about people, man

It takes more than one blow to fell a tree.

Proverbs and old sayings

He fell with his nose in the butter.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

One blind man followed the other and they both fell into the ditch.

Proverbs and old sayings Georgian about blind, man

A single stroke don't fell the oak.

Proverbs and old sayings German

Words of snow, which fell last year.

Proverbs and old sayings German about word

He struck at Tib, but down fell Tim.

Proverbs and old sayings German

The repeated stroke will fell the oak.

Proverbs and old sayings German

Never fell oak at the very first stroke.

Proverbs and old sayings German

When the rain fell at Puuohaloa where were you.

Proverbs and old sayings about rain, contentment

It fell to the thirtieth of dogs.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian

A great stone fell down from his heart.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian about heart

He fell to the other side of the horse.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian

A cracked pot never fell off the hook.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian