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If you deal in camels, make the doors high.
Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about contentment
A bird only flies as high as his wings take him.
Proverbs and old sayings Afghan
In the South they don't care how close you get, as long as you don't get too high. In the North, they don't care how high you get, as long as you don't get too close.
Proverbs and old sayings about contentment, americans
Even the high and noble bow before the barber.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
No matter how high the bird flies, a hunter sets is trap on the ground.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about trap, hunters
No matter how high the vulture may choose to soar, the eagle will remain king of the sky.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about sky
The lizard that jumped from the high iroko tree to the ground said he would praise himself if no one else did.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about praise
The rabbit that dances on the broken branch of a high tree must look down to see how many mouths are opened wide beneath.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
The wise are as rare as eagles that fly high in the sky.
Proverbs and old sayings Bantu about sky
The lizard that lives high up in iroko tree does not hear the lions roar.
Proverbs and old sayings
Let my lamp at midnight hour be seen in some high lonely tower.
Proverbs and old sayings British
He that flies high falls low down.
Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian
A one hundred yard high tower still has its foundation on the ground.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about garden
A man of high principles is someone who can watch a chess game without passing comment.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about games, man
The dragon teaches you that if you want to climb high you have to do it against the wind.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment
A person of high principles is one who can watch an entire chess game without making a comment.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about games, people
You looked high and low till your iron shoes were worn out but still to no avail. Then you chanced upon it without ever looking.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment
