He that fears every bush must never go a-birding. 
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English
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He that fears leaves let him not go into the wood.
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Latin
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Folia qui timet, silvas non adeat.
He who fears leaves should not go to the woods.
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Si frondes timeas, dimittas, consulo, silvas.
If you fear the leaves, let me go, I advise you, the woods.
French
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Il ne faut pas laisser de semer pour la crainte des pigeons.
You mustn't leave the seeds in the ground for fear of pigeons.
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Qui a peur des feuilles ne va point au bois.
If you're afraid of leaves, don't go to the woods.
German
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Man muß das Säen nicht unterlassen, aus Furcht vor den Tauben.
It is not necessary to refrain from sowing for fear of the pigeons.
Czech
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Kdo se bojí, nesmí do lesa.
He who is afraid must not go into the forest.
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Koho oči bolí, nechod do mlýna.
Whose eyes hurt, don't go to the mill.
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Kdo se bojí prasku, nechod do lesa.
If you're afraid of the crack, don't go into the woods.