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Someone else’s pain is easy to carry

Someone else’s pain is easy to carry —  (This is a rough translation from a Breton proverb)

Bad grass does not die easily.

Bad grass does not die easily. — This is translated from a Filipino proverb

My son, too old is the Earth don’t make fun of it

My son, too old is the Earth don’t make fun of it —  (This is a rough translation from a Breton proverb)

From a high rooftop to a deep pit

One of the meanings of this proverb could be… someone lost his greatness and got into a big trouble. (Translated from an Aramaic proverb)

I hear cracking, but I don’t see grinding

I hear cracking, but I don’t see grinding — One of the meanings of this proverb could be… It’s just words, but no acts (Translated from an Arabic proverb)