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A chattering bird builds no nest.

Proverbs and old sayings Cameroonian

A little bird wants but a little nest.

Proverbs and old sayings

A kind word can attract even the snake from his nest.

Proverbs and old sayings about word

Protect your fatherland like the eagle protects its nest.

Proverbs and old sayings Albanian

A talkative bird will not ever make a nest

Proverbs and old sayings Zulu

Jaybird don't rob his own nest.

Proverbs and old sayings about americans

By coming and going, a bird constructs its nest.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

A bird with fire on its tail burns its own nest.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about fire, fire brigade

The bird has no nest, but a branch to rest on.

Proverbs and old sayings about rest

It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest.

Proverbs and old sayings British

Every bird likes his own nest best.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Insects do not nest in a busy door-hinge.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about insects

In a broken nest there are few whole eggs.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

In the broken nest there are no whole eggs.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

It is a lazy bird that will not build its own nest.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

It is a bold mouse that makes her nest in the cat's ear.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

A bird may be ever so small, it always seeks a nest of its own.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

He has lost the nest-egg.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

He lays his eggs beside his nest.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch