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Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages.
1887.
Sky
If the sky fall the pots will be broken.
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If the sky fall we shall catch larks.
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If the sky fall hold up your hands.
Spanish.
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Neither heat nor cold abides always in the sky.
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The titmouse holds up its feet to keep the sky from falling on it.
Persian.
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There is no relying on a starry sky.
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Were the sky to fall not an earthen pot would be left whole.
Dutch.
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