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A man who lives on the bank of a river does not use spittle to wash his hands.

Proverbs and old sayings Nigerian about bankers, use, man

Do not push the river, it will flow by itself.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish

The rivers flow to the ocean.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

Big fish are fished in big rivers.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about fishing

From great rivers come great fish.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about fishing

The bigger the river the bigger the fish.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about fishing

In a dangerous river, the alligators swim backstroke.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

In a piranha infested river, monkeys drink water using a straw.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about drinking, water

All rivers run into the sea.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian

The river is flat but the banks are steep.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about bankers

The river's reputation ends where the sea begins.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about prestige, end

It's a long river whose head can't be found.

Proverbs and old sayings about heads

It is easy to tempt a frog to the river.

Proverbs and old sayings Serbian

We're many rivers from the same water.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about water

All rivers and streams run to the sea.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian

You don't cast a net into a river that has no fish.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about fishing, contentment

Brothers, rivers and priests are three bad neighbors.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about bad luck, bad

Flying from the bull he fell into the river.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish

The turd is proud that the river will carry it.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about proudness

It is in vain to cast nets in a river where there are no fish.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about fishing