As a snipe and a clam are entangled in a fight, a fisherman catch them both.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about fight
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To talk much and arrive nowhere is the same as climbing a tree to catch a fish.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese
When fate throws a dagger at you, there are only two ways to catch it: by the blade or by the handle.
Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about destiny
He who hunts two hares from one bush, is not likely to catch either.
Proverbs and old sayings Danish
If fate throws a knife at you, there are two ways of catching it: by the blade or by the handle.
Proverbs and old sayings Dominican about destiny
Lie to a liar, for lies are his coin; Steal from a thief, for that is easy; lay a trap for a trickster and catch him at first attempt, but beware of an honest man.
Proverbs and old sayings Egyptian about thieves, lie, man
The afterthought is good for nought, except it be to catch blind horses with.
Proverbs and old sayings English about blind, good, good luck
In the morning be first up, and in the evening last to go to bed, for they that sleep catch no fish.
Proverbs and old sayings English about sleep
He that lets his fish escape, may cast his net often yet never catch it again.
Proverbs and old sayings French
The dog that starts the hare is as good as the one that catches it.
Proverbs and old sayings German about good, good luck
The cats that drive away mice are as food as those that catch them.
Proverbs and old sayings German about food
If a dog is driven by a stick after a hare, he will not catch it.
Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian
A person who arrives at a feast when the cooked meat is being pulled out of the pot does not know what was endured by others to catch and cook it.
Proverbs and old sayings Igbo about feast, being, people
A little dog can start a hare, but it takes a big one to catch it.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish
Nothing is ever well done in a hurry, except flying from the plague or from quarrels, and catching fleas.
Proverbs and old sayings Italian about nothing
Opportunity has hair in front, behind she is bald; if you seize her by the forelock, you may hold her, but, if suffered to escape, not Jupiter himself can catch her again.
Proverbs and old sayings Latin about chance
She's for knitting and sewing and scraping potatoes, and you should be glad to catch the like.
Proverbs and old sayings
A spoken word is not a sparrow. Once it flies out, you can't catch it.
Proverbs and old sayings Russian about word
Fast as the hare runs, the greyhound outruns her, since he catches her.
Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about fasting
