The Routledge Book of World Proverbs
A canoe does not know who is king: when it turns over, everyone gets wet. (Madagascan)
After the game, the king and the pawn go into the same box. (Italian)
An equal has no authority over an equal. (Roman)
Each to his equal. (Portuguese)
He who cannot cut the bread evenly cannot get on well with people. (Czech)
In all things, regard is to be given to equity. (Roman)
It is very difficult to preserve equity aiming to surpass others. (Roman)
Let the other side also have a hearing. (Roman)
Make sure to be in with your equals if you’re going to fall out with your superiors. (Yiddish)
The only real equality is in the cemetery. (German)
We are not all equal. (Spanish)
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