As They Say In Zanzibar. David Crystal

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      13 One servant is a servant; two servants are half a servant; three servants are no servant at all POLAND

      14 Every road has two directions UKRAINE

      15 Two barrels of tears will not heal a bruise CHINA

      16 Between two points one cannot draw more than one straight line DENMARK

      17 Two things make one either greater or smaller, praise and shadows GERMANY

      18 Three are too many and two are too few BELGIUM

      19 There must be a valley between two hills GERMANY

      20 Everything has two handles GREECE

      21 It takes two hands to clap INDIA

      22 The basket that has two handles can be carried by two EGYPT

      23 Two pieces of meat confuse the mind of the fly NIGERIA

      24 A bull does not enjoy fame in two herds ZAMBIA

      25 When two elephants struggle, it is the grass that suffers ZANZIBAR

      26 A loaded gun frightens one; an unloaded one two MONTENEGRO

      27 Take a second look; it costs you nothing CHINA

      28 It takes two to make a quarrel ENGLAND

      29 Two’s company; three’s a crowd ENGLAND

      30 You cannot jump over two ditches at the same time NETHERLANDS

      31 Before going to war say one prayer; before going to sea, two; before getting married, three POLAND

      32 A small bed will not hold two persons NIGERIA

      33 No one can paddle two canoes at the same time SOUTH AFRICA

      34 The only insurance against fire is to have two houses NIGERIA

      35 A needle cannot hold two threads or a mind two thoughts ETHIOPIA

      36 The one who hunts two rats will catch neither UGANDA

      37 The one who hunts two hares will catch neither FRANCE

      38 A dollar in the bank is worth two in the hand USA

      39 Two swords cannot be kept in one sheath INDIA

      40 Two wrongs do not make a right ENGLAND

      41 The second word makes the fray JAPAN

      42 The first blow does not hurt like the second ZANZIBAR

      43 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

      44 A fault denied is twice committed FRANCE

      45 Who lends to a friend loses twice FRANCE

      46 The one who strikes first, strikes twice BELGIUM

      47 Those who see the wolf shout; those who see it not, shout twice BULGARIA

      48 A good song can be sung twice ESTONIA

      49 Those who stumble twice over the same stone are fools LATIN

      50 Under trees it rains twice SWITZERLAND

      51 They give twice who give quickly TURKEY

      52 Dawn does not come twice to wake us SOUTH AFRICA

      53 Those who cut their own firewood have it warm them twice USA

      54 Don’t chew your tobacco twice USA

      55 Lightning never strikes twice in the same place ENGLAND

      56 You can’t expect both ends of a sugar cane to be as sweet CHINA

      57 The water is the same on both sides of the boat FINLAND

      58 It’s a poor rule that doesn’t work both ways ENGLAND

      59 The sun shines on both sides of the hedge ENGLAND

      60 No needle is sharp at both ends CHINA

      61 You can’t look into a bottle with both eyes TOGO

      62 A canoe is paddled on both sides NIGERIA

      63 Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet NAMIBIA

      64 Don’t burn your candle at both ends ENGLAND

      65 The rat has a double stomach NEW ZEALANDSee also: 9 ONE OF TWO

13 THREE – THIRD

14 FOUR OR MORE