The eyes can do a thousand things that the fingers can't.
Proverbs and old sayings Persian about eyes, things
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A sore finger and a headache are standard excuses for not going to school.
Proverbs and old sayings Polish about school
The fingers of the same hand are not alike.
Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese
A bad knife cuts one's finger instead of the stick.
Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about bad luck, bad
A finger's length in a sword, and a palm in a lance, are a great advantage.
Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese
Who remove stones bruise their fingers.
Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian
He that measures oil shall anoint his fingers.
Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian
He that handles thorns shall prick his fingers.
Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian
Give a clown your finger, and he will take your hand.
Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about clowns
The person with burnt fingers asks for tongs.
Proverbs and old sayings about people
The person with burned fingers asks for tongs.
Proverbs and old sayings about people
The person who has burned their fingers often asks for tongs.
Proverbs and old sayings about people
Better finger off, nor ay warking.
Proverbs and old sayings
He is a fairy Cook, that may not lick his own fingers.
Proverbs and old sayings about fairy tales, kitchen
Better a finger aff than aye wagging.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish
He that deals in dirt has aye foul fingers.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish
He that grapes in the dark may fyle his fingers.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about dark
He that ance gets his fingers i' the dirt can hardly get them out again.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish
I perfectly feel even at my fingers end.
Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about end
His courage oozed out at his fingers' ends.
Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about courage, end
