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Children's love is like water in a basket.

Proverbs and old sayings Argentinian about children, water, love

Don't bargain for fish which are still in the water.

Proverbs and old sayings Indian about fishing, water

In the ocean, one does not need to sow water.

Proverbs and old sayings about need, water

Blood is thicker than water

Proverbs and old sayings Australian about blood, water, old, olderness

Don't go near the water until you learn how to swim.

Proverbs and old sayings English about water, contentment

A man may well bring a horse to the water, but he cannot make him drink.

Proverbs and old sayings British about drinking, water, man

Christmas traditions and superstitions

In many romanian villages, in Christmas Eve, exists the tradition to smear the cattles and stables with garlic to keep away the bad spiritis. The people are smeared as well with garlic on the forehead,...

Traditions and superstitions Romanian

The wise adapt themselves to circumstances, as water moulds itself to the pitcher.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about circumstances, water

We'll never know the worth of water till the well go dry.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish about water

We never know the value of water till the well is dry.

Proverbs and old sayings Canadian about value, water

You can lead a horse to the water but you can't make it drink.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian about drinking, water, contentment

Justice is like a light piece of wood, which press it in the water, but some day will come out from the water.

Proverbs and old sayings Romanian about press, justice, water, light, day

A mill cannot grind with the water that is past.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about past, water, old, olderness

One might as well throw water into the sea as to do a kindness to rogues

Proverbs and old sayings British about water, old, olderness

Oil and water do not mix

Proverbs and old sayings British about water, old, olderness

You can lead a horse to water, but you cannot make it drink

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

The pot of water falls from your head when you have just reached the door of your homestead.

Proverbs and old sayings about heads, water, contentment

Blood is thick than water.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about blood, water

A little water is a sea to an ant.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about water

The potter drinks water from a broken jug.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about water