Famous Proverbs
49 Proverbs about Pitch / Page 4
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The pitcher that goes often to the well leaves either its handle or its spout there.32.
Only the tent pitched by your own hands will stand.33.
Put your hand in your conscience and see if it does not come out as black as pitch.34.
The pitcher goes so often to the well that it comes home broken at last.35.
One must fill the pitcher while the water is flowing.36.
The wise adapt themselves to circumstances, as water moulds itself to the pitcher.37.
He that touches pitch shall be defiled.38.
The pitcher goes so often to the well that it is broken at last.39.
Whether the pitcher strikes the stone, or the stone the pitcher, it is bad for the pitcher.40.
Dip the pitcher into the water enough and it finally breaks.