Famous Proverbs
425 Proverbs about India / Page 30
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Stolen sugar is the sweetest.292.
That which blossoms must also decay.293.
The ambitious one makes friends with the elephant, then tramples upon the ant.294.
The baby is not yet born, and yet you say that his nose is like his grandfather's.295.
The cock goes to town for only four days and returns home a peacock.296.
The crab instructs its young: "Walk straight ahead -- like me."297.
The crow was killed by the storm -- "He died by my curse," says the owl.298.
The deceitful have no friends.299.
The dog's tail stays crooked even if he is buried for twelve years.300.
The dog's tail, even if buried for twelve years, will remain as crooked as ever.