As They Say In Zanzibar. David Crystal

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afternoon knows what the morning never suspected SWEDEN

      8 No day so long but has its evening FRANCE

      9 The evening crowns the day SWEDEN

      10 A clear conscience never fears midnight knocking CHINA

      11 It cannot be later than midnight MYANMAR

      12 An apple at night puts the dentist to flight ENGLAND

      13 The later in the evening, the nicer the people NETHERLANDS

      14 Even the moon does not shine before it rises FINLAND

      1 Many people are like clocks, they show one hour and strike another DENMARK

      2 The one who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; the one who does not ask a question is a fool forever CHINA

      3 Heroism consists in hanging on one minute longer NORWAY

      4 There’s one born every minute USA

      5 Where the minute-hand suffices the hour-hand is not needed NETHERLANDS

      6 Seconds are the gold dust of time USA

      7 God works in moments FRANCE

      8 God listens to short prayers ITALY

      1 Who teaches me for a day is my father for a lifetime CHINA

      2 As long as life lasts, the cow never stops moving its tail NIGERIA

      3 Gossip lasts but seventy-five days JAPAN

      4 It takes a long time to sharpen a hammer made of wood NETHERLANDS

      5 If the bucket has been long in the well, it ought to come out with water NIGERIA

      6 No matter how long a log floats on the river it will never be a crocodile MALI

      7 A day of sorrow is longer than a month of joy CHINA

      8 The longest chant has an end SCOTLAND

      9 If you follow a crow long enough you light on carrion ALBANIA

      10 An apothecary ought not to be long a cuckold FRANCE

      11 The one who asks a question is a fool for five minutes; the one who does not ask a question is a fool forever CHINA

      12 No day so long but has its evening FRANCE

      13 Longest at the fire soonest finds cold SCOTLAND

      14 Heroism consists in hanging on one minute longer NORWAY

      15 One generation plants the trees; another gets the shade CHINA

      16 The rod that will hang him is still growing IRELAND

      17 Who goes around the village long enough will get either a dog-bite or a dinner SERBIA

      18 It is the prudent hyena that lives long ZAMBIA

      19 Those who wait long at the ferry will get across some time SCOTLAND

      20 Those who wait for roast duck to fly into their mouth must wait a very, very long time CHINA

      21 Creaking wagons are long in passing NETHERLANDS

      22 Want a thing long enough, and you don’t CHINA

      1 Sunday plans never stand CANADA

      2 Driftwood never goes upstream USA

      3 An elephant never forgets ENGLAND

      4 Friday begun, never done USA

      5 Better late than never ENGLAND

      6 Tomorrow never comes ENGLAND

      1 Many people are like clocks, they show one hour and strike another DENMARK

      2 One should not ask the time of a rusty clock NETHERLANDS

      3 If it were not for the hands the clock would be useless POLAND

      4 The clock must be the master in the house SWEDEN

      5 The clock ticks nowhere as it ticks at home NETHERLANDS

      6 Someone with a watch knows what time it is; someone with two watches is never sure FRANCE

      1 Communities begin by building their kitchen FRANCE

      2 Those who sing worst, let them begin first ENGLAND

      3 Those that begin the play must continue it TURKEY

      4 When you eat a round cake, do you begin at the centre? NIGERIA

      5 When an old barn begins to burn, it is hard to put out NETHERLANDS

      6 Friday begun, never done USA

      7 Sooner begun, sooner done ENGLAND

      8 Charity begins at home ENGLAND

      9 The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their right names CHINA

      10 Applause is the beginning of abuse JAPAN

      11 In eating and scratching, everything is in the beginning COLOMBIA

      12 Fish begin to stink from the head ALBANIA

      13 If you know the beginning well, the end will not trouble you SENEGAL

      14 Meeting is the beginning of parting JAPAN

      15 It is the first shower that wets ITALY

      16 To read a book for the first time is to make the acquaintance of a new friend; to read it a second time is to meet an old one CHINA

      17 Those who make the first bad move always lose the game JAPAN

      18 The first blow does not hurt like the second ZANZIBAR

      19 The autumn chill is the first thing felt by a thin person CHINA

      20 If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop digging USA

      21 It is only the first bottle that is dear FRANCE

      22 The first stage of folly is to consider oneself wise BELGIUM

      23 Ideas start with ‘I’ USA

      24 The first thread is not part of the yarn IRELAND

      25 If you want an audience, start a fight CHINA

      26 One loose pebble can start a landslide USA

      27 When you sweep the stairs, you start at the top GERMANY

      28 It is not enough to run; one must start in time FRANCE

      29 When the fox starts preaching, look to the hens SPAIN: BASQUE

      30 When one starts the song too high it isn’t finished GERMANY

      31 Don’t start economizing when you are down to your last dollar USA

      32 New officials introduce strict measures CHINA

      33 Every cackling hen was an egg at first RWANDA AND BURUNDI

      34 Your liberty ends where my nose begins USA

      1 Never say ‘whoopee’ before you jump CANADA

      2 Before you go, think of your return BELGIUM

      3 Honour physicians before you have need of them ENGLAND

      4 The face came before the photograph USA

      5 The fruit must have a stem before it grows LIBERIA

      6 Open your mouth before you eat MAURITANIA

      7 Don’t holler before you’re hurt USA

      8 Don’t get off the merry-go-round before it stops USA

      9 Don’t


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