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He that is born to be hanged shall never be drowned. You can't escape your destiny.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about destiny

A drowning man catches at the water.

Proverbs and old sayings about water, man

He who has to be hanged, will not drown.

Proverbs and old sayings Turkish

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

Proverbs and old sayings Yiddish about water

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 king is like a lake, you can't dispense him, otherwise, you risk drowning.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about risk

Those who have not crossed the river yet should not laugh at those who are drowning.

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

There is no point in offering a helping hand to someone who wants to drown.

Proverbs and old sayings Basques

The watch-dog does not get sweet milk unless there be drowned mice in it.

Proverbs and old sayings Danish

He who has not yet reached the opposite shore should not make fun of him who is drowning.

Proverbs and old sayings Guinean

It's better to return from the centre of the ford than drown in the flood.

Proverbs and old sayings Irish

A dish o' married love right sune grows cauld, and dosens drown to nane as folk grow auld.

Proverbs and old sayings Scottish about rightness, love

In large rivers one finds big fish but one may also be drowned.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish