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To make a donkey out of a mosquito.

To make a donkey out of a mosquito. — One of the meanings of this proverb could be… To exaggerate. (This is translated from a Bosian proverb)

If you plant, you harvest.

If you plant, you harvest. — This is translated from a Filipino proverb

Because you have drowned others, you were drowned

Because you have drowned others, you were drowned — and in the end, those who drowned you will be drowned. — One of the meanings of this proverb could be… God punishes for sins, but people are not allowed to take the law into their own hands. (Translated from an Aramaic proverb)

With a soft tongue(speech) you can even pull a snake out of its nest.

With a soft tongue(speech) you can even pull a snake out of its nest. — One of the meanings of this proverb could be… You speak very gently - or - try to speak gently. (Translated from an Armenian proverb)

If it isn’t seen, there’s no guilt.

If it isn’t seen, there’s no guilt. — One of the meanings of this proverb could be… If you do something without being caught it isn’t done. (This is translated from a Bosian proverb)