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To forget is the same as to throw away.

Proverbs and old sayings

Nobody throws a lance if he has no target.

Proverbs and old sayings

The dunghill grows by straws thrown upon it.

Proverbs and old sayings

Who throws stones at night, kills his own brother.

Proverbs and old sayings about night

Give me, mother, luck at my birth, then throw me if you will on the rubbish heap.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian about bad luck, good luck, mother, contentment

A flying moth throws itself into a fire.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about fire, fire brigade

Water thrown out is hard to put back into the container.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about water

He that is afraid to shake the dice will never throw a six.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Charity is not a bone you throw to a dog, but a bone you share with a dog.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about charity, contentment

To persecute the unfortunate is like throwing stones on one fallen into a well.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

A single untried popular remedy often throws the scientific doctor into hysterics.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

When fate throws a dagger at you, there are only two ways to catch it: by the blade or by the handle.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about destiny, trap, contentment

No matter how hard you throw a dead fish in the water, it still won't swim.

Proverbs and old sayings Congolese about fishing, water, contentment

Not behaving and not organizing are as good as throwing yourself away.

Proverbs and old sayings about good, good luck

Be sure that the candle is lit before you throw away the match.

Proverbs and old sayings about contentment

Gifts should be handed, not thrown.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about gifts

Don't throw rocks if you live in a house of glass.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about rocks, home, house, contentment

To give counsel to a fool is like throwing water on a goose.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about moral, water

Don't throw away dirty water before you have more clean water.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about water, contentment

He who throws himself under the bench will be left to lie there.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about lie