A hoarse throat cannot sing songs.

"Bannú: Or Our Afghan Frontier"

A sunrise is an illustration.

http://nantahalareview.org/issue3-2/non-fiction/Nonfiction4Cope.htm

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The man whom God disgraces is bitten by a dog from the back of a camel.

The same occurs in Persian and in Hindustani. The meaning is, that such a man meets with accidents from quarters where he least expected to encounter them.

"Bannú: Or Our Afghan Frontier"

Substance is not enough, accident is also required.

Italian

http://www.special-dictionary.com/proverbs/keywords/substance/

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