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I ne'er lo'ed water in my shoon, and my wame's made o' better leather.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about water

Spilled water is better than a broken jar.

Proverbs and old sayings about water

A lobster loves water, but not when he's being cooked in it.

Proverbs and old sayings about being, water

Quiet water wears down a mountain.

Proverbs and old sayings Serbian about quiet, water

Who has wine for dinner, he has water for breakfast.

Proverbs and old sayings Serbian about wine, water

Don't confront water and fire.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about fire, fire brigade, water

Don't fetch water in a basket.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about water

We're many rivers from the same water.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about water

The love of a stranger is like water in a basket.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about water, love

Both water and fire need to be treated with respect.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about respect, need, fire, fire brigade, water

When fava beans are flowering, apply water in torrents.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about water

Ahi! I'm dying! Give me a hot water bottle and a cloak.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about water

If your neighbor's house is afire, fetch water to save your own.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about home, house, water

A granita doesn't cost much; still it's just water, wine is better.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about wine, water

Take care of the manger and water the animals at the drinking trough.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about animals, drinking, water

Ring the bells for whoever eats snails and drinks water, because he's dead.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about water

A red sky means either water or wind; if it doesn't rain, it will be fair weather.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about weather, rain, sky, water

Who pounds the water in the mortar, will get wet with the drops and will end up tired.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about end, water

In Polizzi you'll find water, fog, kites, priests with children, commissions and delegates.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about children, water, contentment

Timely rain cheers my soul; water and sun during seeding, inspires hope; the rains of April and May are late at night; then the good mornings, will be the wealth of the houses.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about soul, wealth, hope, rain, sun, night, water, good, good luck