Burn Proverbs

Never burn your fingers to snuff another man's candle. (Irish Proverb)
Burn not your house to fright the mouse away. View proverb
English Proverb
Never burn a penny candle looking for a halfpenny. View proverb
Irish Proverb
Don't burn your bridges behind you. View proverb
English Proverb
One person can burn water, while another can't even burn oil. View proverb
Hindi Proverb
A burnt child dreads the fire. View proverb
English Proverb
Burn your enemies caravan and you burn you future. View proverb
Gypsy Proverb
They that burn you for a witch lose all their coals. View proverb
Gypsy Proverb
You can burn down a house, but can you hide the smoke? View proverb
Kiganda Proverb
If you watch your pot, your food will not burn. View proverb
Mauritania Proverb
He who has no spoon will burn his hands. (Mauritania Proverb)
A distant fire does not burn. View proverb
Swahili Proverb
When there's fire, dry and wet burn together. View proverb
Persian Proverb
One spark is enough to burn a hundred worlds. View proverb
Persian Proverb
When a king is about to lose his power his orders burn more intensely than fire. View proverb
Tibetan Proverb
Old love and wood will burn as soon as they get the chance. View proverb
South American Proverb
Where two women rule a hearth-fire, the thatch may burn with the sparks flying. View proverb
Darkovan Proverb
How can you be burnt by chilies which you have not eaten?. View proverb
Swahili Proverb
Those who sacrifice their conscience to ambition burn a painting to obtain ashes. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
Just because you are irritated by a mosquito, you burn the mosquito curtain. View proverb
Malay Proverb
The wood is burnt, but the ashes are a nuisance. (Afghan Proverb)
If a forest catches fire, both the dry and the wet will burn up. View proverb
Afghan Proverb
Heed the troubadour, burn the dinner. View proverb
Afghan Proverb
A single stick may smoke, but it will not burn. View proverb
African Proverb
Fire will burn itself out if it did not find anything to burn. View proverb
Arabic Proverb
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