Ship Proverbs - page 3

The three most beautiful sights: a potato garden in bloom, a ship under sail, and a woman after the birth of a child. (Irish Proverb)
A little leak will sink a great ship. View proverb
Portuguese Proverb
Rats desert a sinking ship. View proverb
Hungarian Proverb
He that has shipped the devil must make the best of him. View proverb
Romanian Proverb
When the sea is calm, every ship has a good captain. View proverb
Swedish Proverb
Don't quote your proverb 'til you bring your ship to port. View proverb
Scottish Gaelic Proverb
Faith is salvation, not the wood of a ship. View proverb
Sicilian Proverb
A horse without spurs is like a ship without a rudder. View proverb
Sicilian Proverb
A ship on the beach is a lighthouse to the sea. View proverb
Dutch Proverb
From the boat we get to the ship. View proverb
Dutch Proverb
A woman and a ship ever want mending. (French Proverb)
In calm water every ship has a good captain. View proverb
French Proverb
Big voyage for a big ship. View proverb
Russian Proverb
Overseas, a cow costs a quarter of kopeck, but it will cost a rouble to ship it here. View proverb
Russian Proverb
With talking the cheese ship won't move. View proverb
Turkish Proverb
He who has shipped the devil, must carry him over the sound. View proverb
Spanish Proverb
Trust not your all in one ship. View proverb
Latin Proverb
Either a ship or a tuft of feathers. View proverb
Latin Proverb
He who cannot even manage a yacht asks for a ship of burthen! View proverb
Latin Proverb
Don't spoil the ship for a ha'pworth of tar. View proverb
English Proverb
For a big ship, a big voyage. (Russian Proverb)
It's not the towering sail, but the unseen wind that moves the ship. View proverb
Traditional Proverb
A ship often sank beside the harbour. View proverb
Irish Proverb
Marrying off a daughter is like loading cargo on a ship. View proverb
Jewish Proverb
A small hole can sink a big ship. View proverb
Jewish Proverb