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A blind person does not forget his walking stick.

Proverbs and old sayings about blind, people

Shadow of a stick canot protect one from the sun.

Proverbs and old sayings about shadow, sun

When you mention a snake, have a stick ready in your hand.

Proverbs and old sayings about contentment

If you throw a millipede you should throw away the stick you picked it up with.

Proverbs and old sayings about contentment

Plaster thick, some will stick.

Proverbs and old sayings

Speak of the dog, but take the stick into your hand.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish

If a woman sees a stick for beating her rival, she will throw it away in the woods.

Proverbs and old sayings Ugandan about woman

The nail that sticks out is hammered down. [More about the need for conformity than about tools, although conformity is a tool of society. ]

Proverbs and old sayings about tools, society, need

Speak softly and always carry a big stick; you will go far.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment

I, the adhesive grass, will stick fast to you.

Proverbs and old sayings Zulu about fasting, contentment

Do not show a stick to a dog that has been beaten.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish

If you're out to beat a dog, you're sure to find a stick.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about contentment

The bigger the pot the more rice will stick to it.

Proverbs and old sayings Zulu

This old man:

This old man, he played one,
He played knick-knack on my thumb;
Knick-knack paddywhack,
Give a dog a bone,
This old man came rolling home.

This old man, he played two,
He played knick-knack on my shoe;
Knick-knack...

Traditional Songs

The goose goes so often into the kitchen, till at last she sticks to the spit.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about kitchen

A snake that swallows his friend will have a tail sticking out of his mouth.

Proverbs and old sayings Igbo

A snake that swallows its neighbor will have a tail sticking out of its mouth.