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He even begrudges the water with which he washes.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about water

Be on your guard against a silent dog and still water.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about water

To do good to the ungrateful is to throw rose-water into the sea.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about water, good, good luck

The wolf dances round the well. [Longing for the water he cannot reach. ]

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about longing, water

Dropping water makes the rock hollow, not by its force, but by constant action.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about rocks, action, force, police, water

Hunger pushes the hippopotamus out of the water.

Proverbs and old sayings about hunger, water

A woman who likes to wash will find water.

Proverbs and old sayings about woman, water

You cannot force water up a hill.

Proverbs and old sayings about force, police, water, contentment

Don't think there are no sharks because the water is calm.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about water

Done in by his own trade like a water merchant in the rain.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about commerce, rain, water

People are like eels in the water, they wander this way and that.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about wanderer, people, water

They who drink the water from the Manangareza river always come back to Madagascar.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about drinking, water

Fish don't get caught in deep water.

Proverbs and old sayings Guatemalan about fishing, water

Just as a bamboo cane forms a round jet of water, so taking counsel together makes men of one mind.

Proverbs and old sayings Guatemalan about moral, mind, man, water

Crime leaves a trail like a water beetle; like a snail, it leaves its silver track; like a horse-mango, it leaves its smell.

Proverbs and old sayings Guatemalan about crime, criminals, water

Smack a tray of water and you get to wash your face.

Proverbs and old sayings Malaysian about water, face, contentment

Do not think that placid water is without crocodiles.

Proverbs and old sayings Malaysian about water

Don't think there are no crocodiles because the water is calm.

Proverbs and old sayings Guatemalan about water

Don't think there are no crocodiles because the water's calm.

Proverbs and old sayings Malaysian about water

Bad water also quenches the fire.

Proverbs and old sayings Chechen about fire, fire brigade, bad luck, water, bad