When the kettle boils over, it overflows its own sides. (Yiddish)
You can't chew with somebody else's teeth. (Yiddish)
Mistrust is an axe at the tree of love. (Russian)
If a farmer becomes a King, he will still carry a basket on his back. (Hebrew)
Not all that is black is charcoal. (Philippine)
Little brooks make great rivers. (French)
Every kind of animal can be tamed, but not the tongue of man. (Philippine)
Do not look for apples under a poplar tree. (Slovakian)
Every ass loves to hear himself bray. (English)
He that goes barefoot must not plant thorns. (English)
Better to be a free bird than a captive King. (Danish)
A blow passes on, a spoken word lingers. (Yiddish)
You can't spit on my back and make me think it's rain. (Yiddish)
A book gives knowledge, but it is life that gives understanding. (Hebrew)
A crooked branch has a crooked shadow. (Japanese)
Better bread with water than cake with trouble. (Russian)
The heaviest burden is an empty pocket. (Yiddish)
