Insects - Quotes and Proverbs

The world is full of insects, and full of quotes and proverbs in which insects are mentioned. Enjoy!

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Who does not think that his fleas are gazelles?

Who play wid de puppy get bit wid de fleas.

With a flea in one's ear.

With severe and clearly expressed anger and disapproval from somebody; With an annoying hint or a stinging rebuke

With honey you can catch more flies than with vinegar.

Women are like wasps in their anger.

You are like the butterfly that flies from flower to flower.

You can catch a cricket in your hand but its song is all over the field.

You can catch more flies with honey than vinegar.

You can catch more flies with molasses than vinegar.

You can only know the fleas in the bed you have slept in.

You can't have more bed-bugs than a blanket-full.

You cannot discuss your malaria problem with a mosquito.

You don't catch people's religions the way you catch their fleas.

Ken Follett
Source: The Pillars of the Earth

You don't teach a cricket to jump.

You must lose a fly to catch a trout.

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