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Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887.

Stick

A bamboo stick is king of a vicious snake.Tamil.

A stick is a peace-maker.French.

A straight stick is crooked in the water.

I gave him a stick to break my own head with.

It is the raised stick makes the dog obey.Danish.

There’s no argument like that of the stick.Spanish.

To bring down two apples with one stick.Dutch.