Dead Proverbs

Truth speaks even though the tongue were dead. (Irish Proverb)
Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savour. View proverb
Dutch Proverb
Don't measure a wolf's tail until he is dead. View proverb
Croatian Proverb
What good is giving sugar to the dead? View proverb
Hindi Proverb
When I am dead the world can be an ocean or a dried up ditch. View proverb
Persian Proverb
When the sculptor is dead his statues ask him for a soul. View proverb
Hindi Proverb
Don't cut off the monkey's tail before it is dead. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
You inherit from the dead, not from the sick. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
Do not dispose of the monkey's tail before he is dead. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
What is said over the dead lion's body, could not be said to him alive. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
The earth is God's bride -- she feeds the living and cherishes the dead. (Madagascan Proverb)
Even the dead in their family vaults enjoy being in large company. View proverb
Madagascan Proverb
When a dead tree falls, the woodpeckers profit from his death. View proverb
Malawi Proverb
On a dead tree there are no monkeys. View proverb
Mozambican Proverb
A dead man does not know where his grave is. View proverb
Bantu Proverb
Every one has his place: the dead in the cemetery and the living at the table. View proverb
Benin Proverb
Dead men tell no tales. View proverb
Portuguese Proverb
Don't praise my good fortune before i'm dead and buried. View proverb
Tibetan Proverb
The only truly dead are those who have been forgotten. View proverb
Jewish Proverb
He is dead who is faultless. View proverb
Russian Proverb
If a dead tree falls, it carries with it a live one. (Kenyan Proverb)
Only the pallbearers know the weight of the dead. View proverb
Mexican Proverb
The dead to his burial ground, and the living to his fooling around. View proverb
Mexican Proverb
A hero only appears once the tiger is dead. View proverb
Myanmar Proverb
The hero appears only when the tiger is dead. View proverb
Myanmar Proverb
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