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In the house of a blacksmith the ornaments are made of wood.

Proverbs and old sayings Brazilian about home, house

It is a poor wood that has never a withered bough in it.

Proverbs and old sayings British

Rotten wood cannot be carved.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Don't build a new ship out of old wood.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about old, olderness

Mallet strikes chisel; chisel splits wood.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

A closed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about mind

Every kind of wood is grey when they are reduced to ashes.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Honing your hatchet will not delay your effort of wood cutting.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Dry wood makes a quick fire.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish about fire, fire brigade

Not every wood will make wooden shoes.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

While the dogs yelp, the hare flies to the wood.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

He will never get into the wood who starts at every bush.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

Little wood, much fruit.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

Hunger drives the wolf out of the wood.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about hunger

He who is afraid of leaves must not go into the wood.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

He who is afraid of the leaves must not go into the wood.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch

A young wife, new bread, and green wood devastate a house.

Proverbs and old sayings Dutch about wife, home, house

Knock on wood.

Proverbs and old sayings English

Do not halloo until you are out of the wood.

Proverbs and old sayings English about contentment

Yesterday is ashes; tomorrow wood. Only today does the fire burn brightly.

Proverbs and old sayings about fire, fire brigade