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Pearls around the neck, stones upon the heart.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about heart

If someone throws stones at you, throw back bread.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about contentment

Don't throw a stone into a well from which you have drunk.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about contentment

He who throws a stone in the market will hit his relative.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about stores

The hunter in pursuit of an elephant does not stop to throw stones at birds.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about hunters

A coward always hides behind someone else after he has thrown a stone.

Proverbs and old sayings West African

That you don't give birth too, you let him or her carry a stone on the head.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about heads, contentment

The hunter who is tracking an elephant does not stop to throw stones at birds.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about hunters

An egg shouldn't be deceived by the hardness of its shell; it cannot challenge a stone in a fight.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about fight

The only difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way you use them.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about obstacles, use, americans, contentment

Insults must be written in sand and compliments carved in stone.

Proverbs and old sayings about insults

Knowledge acquired as a child is more lasting than an engraving on stone.

Proverbs and old sayings about knowledge, children

Those who remove mountains begin by carrying away small stones.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man

The one who removed the mountain was the one who began carrying away stones.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

You can't look at the stars while you are walking if you have a stone in your shoe.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about celebrity, stars, contentment

Small ills are the fountains of most of our groans. Men trip not on mountains, they stumble on stones.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about man

Better to sit next to someone taking a shit rather than someone carving stone.

Proverbs and old sayings

He who has a glass roof on his own house, must not throw stones at others.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about home, house