It ill becomes a carpenter to be heavy-handed, a smith to be shake-handed, or a physician to be tenderhearted.
Proverbs and old sayings Scottish
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Put a heavy load on an old donkey.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about old, olderness
Olives harvested with a heavy staff will produce poor tasting oil.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian
If you've seeded before a heavy rain, one out of one hundred of your plants will be out of line, but if you wait and seed later, one out of one hundred will take.
Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about rain, contentment
A camel can tolerate a heavy load, but not a crooked rope.
Proverbs and old sayings
On a long journey even a straw weighs heavy.
Proverbs and old sayings Spanish
Borrowed bread lies heavy on the stomach.
Proverbs and old sayings Ukrainian
A friendly word is better than a heavy cake.
Proverbs and old sayings Ukrainian about word
If you think your bundle of dirty clothes is too heavy, try picking up your neighbor's.
Proverbs and old sayings about clothes, contentment
A rich mouthful, a heavy groan.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about wealth
It is heavy to carry, but you cannot throw it away.
Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about contentment
An elephant's tasks are never too heavy for it.
Proverbs and old sayings
An elephant's tusks are never too heavy for it.
Proverbs and old sayings
The immature rice stalk stands erect, while the mature stalk, heavy with grain, bends over.
Proverbs and old sayings Cambodian
Do you carry the trough, husband, and I will carry the sieve, which is as heavy as the devil.
Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about husband, devil, contentment
