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Swim Proverbs
You teach the dolphin to swim!
Latin Proverb
Those who know how to swim are the ones who sink.
Madagascan Proverb
'tis hard to swim against the stream.
German Proverb
No matter how hard you throw a dead fish in the water, it still won't swim.
African Congo Proverb
Strike a match above the sea of opinions and the fish all swim away.
Moroccan Proverb
The shark who has eaten cannot swim with the shark that is hungry.
Zambian Proverb
Only in water can you learn to swim.
Czechoslovakian Proverb
As soon as stones can swim, leaves will sink.
Japanese Proverb
People who drink to drown their sorrows, should be told that sorrow knows how to swim.
African Proverb
A fish should swim thrice: in water, in sauce, and in wine.
German Proverb
Fish's child knows how to swim.
Portuguese Proverb
In a dangerous river, the alligators swim backstroke.
Portuguese Proverb
When wine sinks, words swim.
Italian Proverb
He is like the anchor that is always in the sea, yet does not learn to swim.
Italian Proverb
Teach a crocodile to swim.
Thai Proverb
How we apples swim! said the horse-turd.
Dutch Proverb
The dog learns to swim when the water reaches his ears.
Russian Proverb
Either you sink or you swim.
Spanish Proverb
Never offer to teach a fish to swim.
Traditional Proverb
The sea aint got no backdoor; I can swim like lead.
Bajan Proverb
If you destroy a bridge, be sure you can swim.
Swahili Proverb
You cannot think you could teach a fish to swim.
African Proverb
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