You pull chestnuts from the fire with a cat's paws.
Proverbs and old sayings French about fire, fire brigade, contentment
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Man is fire, woman is tow, and the devil comes and blows.
Proverbs and old sayings French about devil, fire, fire brigade, woman, man
If the fire does not burn you the smoke will blacken you.
Proverbs and old sayings French about smoke, fire, fire brigade, contentment
What you lose in the fire, you will find amongst the ashes.
Proverbs and old sayings French about fire, fire brigade, contentment
He that that hath a head of wax must not approach the fire.
Proverbs and old sayings French about heads, fire, fire brigade
Better a small fire that warms you than a big one that burns you.
Proverbs and old sayings French about fire, fire brigade, contentment
To do like the monkey, get the chesnuts out of the fire with the cat's paw.
Proverbs and old sayings French about fire, fire brigade
Do not light a fire that you cannot yourself put out.
Proverbs and old sayings about light, fire, fire brigade, contentment
The fat is in the fire.
Proverbs and old sayings German about fire, fire brigade
Every glowworm is not a fire.
Proverbs and old sayings German about fire, fire brigade
Where there is smoke there is fire.
Proverbs and old sayings German about smoke, fire, fire brigade
A little spark kindles a great fire.
Proverbs and old sayings German about fire, fire brigade
Silk and velvet put out the kitchen fire.
Proverbs and old sayings German about kitchen, fire, fire brigade
Silks and satins put out the kitchen fire.
Proverbs and old sayings German about kitchen, fire, fire brigade
If you want fire, look for it in the ashes.
Proverbs and old sayings German about fire, fire brigade, contentment
He who wants a fire must be able to bear smoke.
Proverbs and old sayings German about smoke, fire, fire brigade
Put out the fire betimes, ere it reach the roof.
Proverbs and old sayings German about fire, fire brigade
He who blows in the fire will get sparks in his eyes.
Proverbs and old sayings German about eyes, fire, fire brigade
He who blows on the fire will get sparks in his eyes.
Proverbs and old sayings German about eyes, fire, fire brigade
A flatterer has water in one hand and fire in the other.
Proverbs and old sayings German about fire, fire brigade, water
