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The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.

Proverbs and old sayings Korean

Stagnant waters putrefy.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin

Stolen waters are the sweetest.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin

He fishes in troubled waters. [If you wish to catch gudgeons stir up the mud. ]

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about wish, trap, contentment

Indecision is like the stepchild: if he doesn't wash his hands, he is called dirty; if he does, he is wasting the water.

Proverbs and old sayings about water

She is as undecided as an orphan: if she does not wash her hands, she will be told that she is a dirty child; if she washes her hands she will be told that she is wasting water.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy about children, water

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

Proverbs and old sayings Guatemalan about water

Do not be tricked into thinking that there are no crocodiles just because the water is still.

Proverbs and old sayings Malaysian about thinking, water

Where the river makes a sound, you can be sure it's carrying water.

Proverbs and old sayings Mexican about water, contentment

A cat likes to eat fresh fish but it will not go into the water.

Proverbs and old sayings Mongolian about fishing, water

I have been to the end of the earth. I have been to the end of the water. I have been to the end of the sky. I have been to the end of the mountains. I have found none that are not my friends.

Proverbs and old sayings about end, earth, sky, water, americans

Woe to Leili's doogh, the yogurt was too little and the water too much.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian about water

Passed waters can't move the mills.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

Passed waters don? t move watermills.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

Beware of silent dogs and still waters.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese

One good word puts out the flames better than a bucket of water.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about word, water, good, good luck

A great ship asks deep waters.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian

A great ship asks for deep waters.

Proverbs and old sayings Aromanian

Still waters are inhibited by devils.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian about devil

There may be deep bottoms in still waters.

Proverbs and old sayings Russian