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'Tis hard to swim against the stream.

Proverbs and old sayings German

High climbers and deep swimmers never grow old.

Proverbs and old sayings German about old, olderness

A fish should swim thrice: in water, in sauce, and in wine.

Proverbs and old sayings German about wine, water

It is difficult to swim against the stream.

Proverbs and old sayings Hungarian

The best swimmer is the first to drown himself.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian

It is good to hold the clothes of one who is swimming.

Proverbs and old sayings Italian about clothes, good, good luck

As soon as stones can swim, leaves will sink.

Proverbs and old sayings Japanese

A river drowns the one who can swim.

Proverbs and old sayings

You are teaching iron to swim!

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about teaching

You teach the dolphin to swim!

Proverbs and old sayings Latin

You are teaching a fish to swim.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about teaching

Teach an eagle to fly, a dolphin to swim.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin

No man can swim ashore and carry his baggage with him.

Proverbs and old sayings Latin about man

Those who know how to swim are the ones who sink.

Proverbs and old sayings Malagasy

He doesn't see water, otherwise he is a skilled swimmer.

Proverbs and old sayings Persian about water

Fish, to taste right, must swim 3 times -- in water, in butter and in wine.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about rightness, wine, water

Fish, to taste good, must swim three times in water, in butter, and in wine.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about wine, water, good, good luck

Tasty fish have to swim three times: once in the water, then in butter, and finally in wine.

Proverbs and old sayings Polish about wine, water

Fish's child knows how to swim.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese about children

In a dangerous river, the alligators swim backstroke.

Proverbs and old sayings Portuguese