You cannot cross a river without getting wet.
Proverbs and old sayings Zulu
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A canoe peddler doesn't tell the crocodile he has along snout until he's crossed the river.
Proverbs and old sayings West African
He who goes to Our Lady of Muxima with an evil heart risks being drowned crossing the river to get there.
Proverbs and old sayings Angolan about being, heart
Be careful of your enemy once and of your friend a thousand times, for a double crossing friend knows more evil.
Proverbs and old sayings about enemies
Don't call the alligator a big-mouth till you have crossed the river.
Proverbs and old sayings
You are permitted in times of great danger to walk with the devil until you have crossed the bridge.
Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian about danger, devil
If stupidity were a crime, half the human race would be hanged at every crossroads.
Proverbs and old sayings about stupidity, crime, criminals, human imperfections
Do not insult the mother alligator until after you have crossed the river.
Proverbs and old sayings Hatian about mother
Even though words have no wings, they can still fly a thousand miles. Even if you encounter a stone bridge, tap it first before crossing. Through old things, we learn new things.
Proverbs and old sayings Korean about things, old, olderness
Praise day at even, a wife when dead, a weapon when tried, a maid when married, ice when 'tis crossed, and ale when 'tis drunk.
Proverbs and old sayings about praise, wife, day
If the peasant doesn't hear the thunder he won't make the sign of the cross.
Proverbs and old sayings Russian about peasantry
