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From the sublime to the ridiculous is only one step.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about sublime

One short step lengthens life.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about life

So long as you don't step on a snail's tail, he won't get up and bite you.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian about contentment

Make ae lang step and down ye gae.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

That's the piece a step-bairn never got.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish

The lazy servant to save one step takes eight.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

Who stumbles without falling makes a bigger step.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

To step in the harmonica.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish

All the world's Great Journeys begin with the first step.

Proverbs and old sayings Tibetan about world

The first step toward greatness is to be honest.

Proverbs and old sayings about greatness

Who kisses the feet of his mother, kisses the step of Paradise.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about kiss, paradise, mother

If every man would sweep his own door-step the city would soon be clean.

Proverbs and old sayings Welsh about city, man

Go quickly but don't fall off my step.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about fall

From success to failure is one step; from failure to success is a long road.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about failure, success

No one likes to be the first to step on the ice.

Proverbs and old sayings Yugoslavian

Parents who are afraid to put their foot down usually have children who step on their toes.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about parents, children

To get through the hardest journey we need take only one step at a time, but we must keep on stepping.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about need, time

It is impossible to add much weight with a single morsel; it is hard to travel afar with a single step.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about impossible

If you want to perform a good jump, sometimes you need to start by taking a step back.

Proverbs and old sayings German about need, contentment, good, good luck