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Throw him into the river and he will come up with a fish in his mouth.

Proverbs and old sayings about fishing

If a dog offers to help you across the river, don't ask if he is suffering from the mange.

Proverbs and old sayings about suffering, help, contentment

Throw a resourceful person into a river, and he will probably come out with a fish in his hand.

Proverbs and old sayings about fishing, people

Love is a crocodile in the river of desire.

Proverbs and old sayings about love

The water from the river becomes salty when it reaches the ocean.

Proverbs and old sayings about water

No matter how long a log floats on the river, it will never be a crocodile.

Proverbs and old sayings

The river swells from the little streams.

Proverbs and old sayings

The river swells with the contribution of the small streams.

Proverbs and old sayings

You can see the source of a river, but not that of a clan.

Proverbs and old sayings about contentment

A thrashing river is a fisherman's bounty.

Proverbs and old sayings Bolivian

The horse went into the river.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian

The Sea has decided to drown itself in the river.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian

A Single hand cannot wash itself even in the Danube river.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian

With water make rivers, with rice make armies.

Proverbs and old sayings Cambodian about water

Negotiate a river by following its bends, enter a country by following its customs.

Proverbs and old sayings Cambodian about country

Quiet rivers have flowery banks.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about bankers, quiet

Watch the fire burn on the other side of the river.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about fire, fire brigade

Time is like a river - it flows by and doesn't return.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about time

Though all rivers flow into it, the sea never overflows.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese

Do not insult the crocodile until you've crossed the river.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about contentment