la bave du crapaud n'atteint pas la blanche colombe
French
Etymology
Literally, "the frog's spittle doesn't reach the white dove".
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /la bav dy kʁa.po n‿a.tɛ̃ pɑ la blɑ̃ʃ kɔ.lɔ̃b/
Proverb
la bave du crapaud n'atteint pas la blanche colombe
- sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me