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Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about tests, water

No one tests the depth of the river with both feet.

Proverbs and old sayings Afghan about tests

No one tests the depth of a river with both feet.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about tests

Never venture out of your depth till you can swim.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

You can't tell the depth of the well by the length of the handle on the pump.

Proverbs and old sayings South American about americans

We work on the surface, the depths are a mystery.

Proverbs and old sayings about work

Only a dupe checks the depth of the water with both feet.

Proverbs and old sayings about water

When you want to test the depths of a stream, don't use both feet.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about tests, use

What orators lack in depth, they make up for in length.

Proverbs and old sayings French

Never use a dwarf to measure the depth of the water.

Proverbs and old sayings Amerindian about measure, use, water

Rippling water shows lack of depth.

Proverbs and old sayings about water

Never reveal the bottom of your purse or the depth of your mind.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about mind

You can measure the depth of the sea but what about a man's heart?

Proverbs and old sayings Guatemalan about measure, heart, man

It is not necessary to fall into a well to know its depth.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about fall