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Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.

Proverbs and old sayings Swedish about water, old, olderness, contentment

Silent men like still waters, are deep and dangerous.

Proverbs and old sayings about man

One armpit cannot hold two watermelons.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish

Two watermelons cannot be held under one arm.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about prison

Two watermelons can not be held under one arm.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish about prison

Without seeing the mountain, do not tuck up your skirt, without seeing the water, do not take off your boots.

Proverbs and old sayings about water

To fish in troubled waters.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese about fishing

The buffalo that arrives late will have to drink muddy water and eat dry grass.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese about drinking, water

The buffalo that arrive late will have to drink muddy water and eat dried grass.

Proverbs and old sayings Vietnamese about drinking, water

If you're fated to drown, you may die in a teaspoon of water.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about death, water, contentment

If a man is destined to drown, he will drown even in a spoonful of water.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about water, man

If a person is fated to drown, he'll lose his life even in a teaspoon of water.

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about people, life, water

A beautiful woman who is pleasing to men is good only for frightening fish when she falls into the water.

Proverbs and old sayings Zen about fishing, woman, man, water, good, good luck

Night of the Saint Andrew

On the 30th of November, Romaian people is celebrating Saint Andrew, the spiritual patriarch of Romania.

The night before Saint Andrew's Eve is known as the night of the ghosts( strigoi), strigoi means in Romanian...

Traditions and superstitions Romanian

A little knowledge is dangerous. Drink deep, or taste not the puritan waters.

Proverbs and old sayings English about knowledge, drinking

Saving the mustard seeds that are in your hand might cause you to miss out on getting a watermelon.

Proverbs and old sayings about contentment