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Knowledge that is not used is abused.

Proverbs and old sayings about knowledge

A fisherman never says his fish stink.

Proverbs and old sayings about fishing

Never mistake chicken shit for an egg.

Proverbs and old sayings about mistake

The mouth of a woman takes no holiday.

Proverbs and old sayings about holidays, woman

What you don't know is bigger than you.

Proverbs and old sayings about contentment

Eat with your mouth, pay with your back.

Proverbs and old sayings

Better your own cod than another's duck.

Proverbs and old sayings

Don't hang all your clothes on one hook.

Proverbs and old sayings about clothes

The parson christens his own child first.

Proverbs and old sayings about children

The pumpkin vine never bears watermelons.

Proverbs and old sayings

The monkey knows which branch to swing on.

Proverbs and old sayings

Speaking French is no proof of intelligence.

Proverbs and old sayings about intelligence

Never hang your hat higher than you can reach.

Proverbs and old sayings about contentment

You may hide the fire, but what about the smoke?

Proverbs and old sayings about smoke, fire, fire brigade, contentment

When the big fish fight the shrimps must lie low.

Proverbs and old sayings about fight, lie, fishing

The tail of an ox says, Time goes, time comes.

Proverbs and old sayings about time

If you dig a pit for me, you dig one for yourself.

Proverbs and old sayings about contentment

Cutting off a mule's ears doesn't make it a horse.

Proverbs and old sayings

Laugh at the rice and you will weep for the lentil.

Proverbs and old sayings about contentment

You must have slept with jean to know how he snores.

Proverbs and old sayings about contentment