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221. A chip on the shoulder indicates wood higher up.. Traditional Proverb. A chip on the shoulder indicates wood higher up.
Traditional Proverb

222. Lawyers and woodpeckers have long bills.. Traditional Proverb. Lawyers and woodpeckers have long bills.
Traditional Proverb

223. There is no fish in well-water, there is no leaf on dry wood.. Tywa Proverb. There is no fish in well-water, there is no leaf on dry wood.
Tywa Proverb

224. A spoken word, carved wood.. Tywa Proverb. A spoken word, carved wood.
Tywa Proverb

225. A razor may be sharper than an ax, but it cannot cut wood.. Annang Proverb. A razor may be sharper than an ax, but it cannot cut wood.
Annang Proverb

226. One piece of green wood is enough to stop the others from burning.. Bahaya proverb. One piece of green wood is enough to stop the others from burning.
Bahaya Proverb

227. One in the woodpile does not laugh at one in the fire.. Kamba proverb. One in the woodpile does not laugh at one in the fire.
Kamba Proverb

228. The wind helps those without an axe to cut wood.. Bamileke proverb. The wind helps those without an axe to cut wood.
Bamileke Proverb

229. One rind is enough to tie a thousand pieces of wood.. Amhara proverb. One rind is enough to tie a thousand pieces of wood.
Amhara Proverb

230. Blacksmiths and woodworkers will never suffer from poverty.. Benin proverb. Blacksmiths and woodworkers will never suffer from poverty.
Benin Proverb

231. Nobody gathers firewood to roast a thin goat.. Kenya Proverb. Nobody gathers firewood to roast a thin goat.
Kenya Proverb

232. The cimex lives in the firewood and still it reaches its full growth.. Bajan Proverb. The cimex lives in the firewood and still it reaches its full growth.
Bajan Proverb

233. Nobody gathers firewood to roast a thin goat.. Bajan Proverb. Nobody gathers firewood to roast a thin goat.
Bajan Proverb

234. There is no wormwood that comes into flower and does not wither.. Xhosa Proverb. There is no wormwood that comes into flower and does not wither.
Xhosa Proverb

235. If you call a piece of wood 'child', you can never use it to light fire since it has become so precious.. Rwandese Proverb. If you call a piece of wood 'child', you can never use it to light fire since it has become so precious.
Rwandese Proverb

236. When we Indians kill meat, we eat it all up. When we dig roots, we make little holes. When we build houses, we make little holes. When we burn grass for grasshoppers, we don't ruin things. We shake down acorns and pine nuts. We don't chop down the trees. We only use dead wood.. Wintu Proverb. When we Indians kill meat, we eat it all up. When we dig roots, we make little holes. When we build houses, we make little holes. When we burn grass for grasshoppers, we don't ruin things. We shake down acorns and pine nuts. We don't chop down the trees. We only use dead wood.
Wintu Proverb

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