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301. A clean hand wants no washing.. Vietnamese Proverb. A clean hand wants no washing.
Vietnamese Proverb

302. Elephants are killed for their ivory, birds for their feathers.. Vietnamese Proverb. Elephants are killed for their ivory, birds for their feathers.
Vietnamese Proverb

303. The bird that escapes from its cage never wants to come back.. Vietnamese Proverb. The bird that escapes from its cage never wants to come back.
Vietnamese Proverb

304. The land of marriage has this peculiarity: That strangers are desirous of inhabiting it, while its natural inhabitants would gladly be exiled.. Afghan Proverb. The land of marriage has this peculiarity: That strangers are desirous of inhabiting it, while its natural inhabitants would gladly be exiled.
Afghan Proverb

305. There is not enough room for two elephants to sit in the same shade.. African Ovambo Proverb. There is not enough room for two elephants to sit in the same shade.
African Ovambo Proverb

306. There is no point in offering a helping hand to someone who wants to drown.. Basque Proverb. There is no point in offering a helping hand to someone who wants to drown.
Basque Proverb

307. Waiting is futile for whomever wants to kiss someone's backside.. Basque Proverb. Waiting is futile for whomever wants to kiss someone's backside.
Basque Proverb

308. If you open the eyes of a blind man he wants to go back to the darkness.. Berber Proverb. If you open the eyes of a blind man he wants to go back to the darkness.
Berber Proverb

309. Whoever wants to hurt never misses his target.. Berber Proverb. Whoever wants to hurt never misses his target.
Berber Proverb

310. He who wants a mule without fault, must walk on foot.. British Proverb. He who wants a mule without fault, must walk on foot.
British Proverb

311. A good paymaster never wants workmen.. British Proverb. A good paymaster never wants workmen.
British Proverb

312. Poverty wants many things, and avarice all.. British Proverb. Poverty wants many things, and avarice all.
British Proverb

313. The sea breeze blows the pelican where he wants to go.. Creole Proverb. The sea breeze blows the pelican where he wants to go.
Creole Proverb

314. If the young palm tree wants to stay alive, it grows next to the odum tree.. Ghanaian Proverb. If the young palm tree wants to stay alive, it grows next to the odum tree.
Ghanaian Proverb

315. Darkness shows no wrong path to she who gets what she wants before dark.. Kikuyu Proverb. Darkness shows no wrong path to she who gets what she wants before dark.
Kikuyu Proverb

316. When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.. Kikuyu Proverb. When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers.
Kikuyu Proverb

317. The rich man cannot be prevented from cyltivating the 'iganjo' he wants.. Kikuyu Proverb. The rich man cannot be prevented from cyltivating the 'iganjo' he wants.
Kikuyu Proverb

318. Nobody wants to meet an ill-omened bird.. Kikuyu Proverb. Nobody wants to meet an ill-omened bird.
Kikuyu Proverb

319. People are like plants in the wind: they bow down and rise up again.. Malagasy Proverb. People are like plants in the wind: they bow down and rise up again.
Malagasy Proverb

320. A man finds many faults in a woman when he wants to divorce, and finds many charms in one's fianc6e.. Malagasy Proverb. A man finds many faults in a woman when he wants to divorce, and finds many charms in one's fianc6e.
Malagasy Proverb

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