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I have a lot to say, said the fish, but my mouth is full of water.

Proverbs and old sayings Georgian about water

If you forgive the fox for stealing your chickens, he will take your sheep.

Proverbs and old sayings Georgian about thieves

You can better drink from a small well with soft water than from the salty sea.

Proverbs and old sayings Georgian about drinking, water

The tall one wouldn't bend; the short one wouldn't stretch and the kiss was lost.

Proverbs and old sayings Georgian about kiss

Beware of the front of a bull, the back of a horse and both sides of a blind man.

Proverbs and old sayings Georgian about blind, man

A Tatar says to a Tatar: Call me Aga and I will call you Aga, and we shall both be Agas.

Proverbs and old sayings Georgian

The mother said I will die, the wife said I will marry, and in the meantime the house is full of dirt.

Proverbs and old sayings Georgian about wife, mother, home, house

When they came to milk the cow she said I am an ox, and when they came to harness her she said I am a cow.

Proverbs and old sayings Georgian

The fox which was caught in a snare called: If I shall not get the whole chicken, I will not be satisfied with the drumstick.

Proverbs and old sayings Georgian

The dog was asked: Why do you bark? - To scare the wolves. - Why do you wag your tail? -What do you think, am I not afraid of wolves?

Proverbs and old sayings Georgian

The wolf told the dog: It does not matter that I run and you follow me, what matters is that when I turn around you will be next to me.

Proverbs and old sayings Georgian