Don't spoil the ship for a halfpenny of tar.
Proverbs and old sayings English
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He that shippeth the devil must make the best of him.
Proverbs and old sayings English about devil
The ship that will not obey the helm will have to obey the rocks.
Proverbs and old sayings English about rocks
He who is shipwrecked the second time cannot lay the blame on Neptune.
Proverbs and old sayings English about time
Small boats sail, as well as ships.
Proverbs and old sayings
A woman and a ship ever want mending.
Proverbs and old sayings French about woman
In calm water every ship has a good captain.
Proverbs and old sayings French about water, good, good luck
He would sink a ship freighted with crucifixes.
Proverbs and old sayings French
Do not ship all in one bottom.
Proverbs and old sayings German
To act in anger is like tying up a ship in a storm.
Proverbs and old sayings German about anger
No one can complain of the sea who twice suffers shipwreck.
Proverbs and old sayings German
Marrying off a daughter is like loading cargo on a ship.
Proverbs and old sayings
They are rowing in the same ship.
Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian
All sails do not suit every ship.
Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic
You can't complain about the sea if you suffer shipwreck for the second time.
Proverbs and old sayings Icelandic about suffering, time
There's many a ship lost within sight of harbour.
Proverbs and old sayings Irish
Where the ship goes the brig can go.
Proverbs and old sayings Italian
The ship does not go without the boat.
Proverbs and old sayings Italian
To a crazy ship every wind is contrary.
Proverbs and old sayings Italian
Do not judge of the ship from the land.
Proverbs and old sayings Italian about judges
