The Routledge Book of World Proverbs
An elephant does not catch mice. (Roman)
An elephant’s tusks are never too heavy for it. (African)
By a sweet tongue and kindness, you can drag an elephant with a hair. (Persian)
The elephant does not feel a flea bite. (Italian)
The elephant does not get tired of its tusks. (Masai)
The great elephant of India cares not for a gnat. (Roman)
The smallest elephant is bigger than a buffalo. (Yoruban)
When elephant steps on a trap, no more trap. (African)
When elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers. (African)
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