When fire is applied to a stone it cracks.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish about fire, fire brigade
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If a blind man says he will throw a stone at you, he probably has his foot on one.
Proverbs and old sayings Ethiopian about blind, man, contentment
One idiot threw a stone in the well, forty wise people could not get it out.
Proverbs and old sayings Armenian about people
I have two gems stones: Where I throw them, there they go. The eyes
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People who live in glass houses should not throw stones
Proverbs and old sayings British about people, old, olderness
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me
Proverbs and old sayings about word, old, olderness
You cannot get blood out of a stone
Proverbs and old sayings British about blood, old, olderness, contentment
White ants can do no harm to a stone.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
When a stone is identified it cannot destroy a hoe.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about destruction
If you live in a glasshouse you should not throw stones.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment
He who pelts another with paddles asks for stones in return.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
A bird doesn't alert his fellow bird that a stone is coming.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
Nicknames are the hardest stones the devil can throw at a man.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about devil, man
The thrower of stones throws away the strength of his own arm.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
If you want to remove a mountain start with one stone at a time.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about time, contentment
An old man may miss his target with a stone but never with his word.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about word, man, old, olderness
Don't move an ancient boundary stone or encroach on the fields of the fatherless.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about old
When all the water has gone, only the largest stones will remain on the riverbed.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about water
Don't respond to a mosquito bit with a stone because you will miss it and hunt yourself.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about contentment
The madman, who throws a stone into a crowded market, forgets that his own mother could be hit by his madness.
Proverbs and old sayings West African about stores, mother
