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Swim Proverbs - page 2
Never venture out of your depth till you can swim.
American Proverb
Don't drown the man who taught you to swim.
English Proverb
The heron blames the water because he cannot swim.
Danish Proverb
It is good to swim near a boat.
German Proverb
Fish, to taste right, must swim 3 times -- in water, in butter and in wine.
Polish Proverb
Fish, to taste good, must swim three times: in water, in butter, and in wine.
Polish Proverb
Tasty fish have to swim three times: once in the water, then in butter, and finally in wine.
Polish Proverb
Fish must swim thrice.
Romanian Proverb
In the shallowest waters, the ugliest fish swim.
Swedish Proverb
Who does not jump into water will not learn to swim.
Estonian Proverb
A river drowns the one who can swim.
Kikuyu Proverb
It is hard to swim against the stream.
Dutch Proverb
It is hard to swim against the current.
Dutch Proverb
He may swim boldly who is held up by the chin.
French Proverb
Don't teach fishes to swim.
French Proverb
Do not teach a pike to swim, a pike knows his own science.
Russian Proverb
To swim and swim more, and be drowned on shore.
Spanish Proverb
One cannot learn to swim in a field.
Spanish Proverb
You are teaching iron to swim.
Latin Proverb
Teach an eagle to fly, a dolphin to swim.
Latin Proverb
No matter how hard you throw a dead fish in the water, it still won't swim.
Traditional Proverb
It's much easier to swim in the direction of the current.
Chadian Proverb
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