Boat Proverbs - page 2

Do not throw away the oars before the boat reaches the shore. (African Proverb)
Life is like a boat you move on when you paddle and stay in the same place if not. View proverb
African Proverb
It is good to swim near a boat. View proverb
German Proverb
He that is afraid of water, will not get into the boat. View proverb
Hungarian Proverb
A man without money is like a boat without sails. View proverb
Swedish Proverb
One must row in whichever boat one finds one's self. View proverb
Nigerian Proverb
It's difficult to build a boat plank against the wave. View proverb
Faroese Proverb
Who leaves the boat on water is miserable. View proverb
Estonian Proverb
The water is the same on both sides of the boat. View proverb
Finnish Proverb
From the boat we get to the ship. View proverb
Dutch Proverb
The first in the boat has the choice of oars. (Dutch Proverb)
Don't rock the boat. View proverb
French Proverb
Like the seaweed that clings to each other after each passing boat separates them, so too a family will come together with the passing of each crisis. View proverb
Indonesian Proverb
A boat stands firmer with two anchors. View proverb
Russian Proverb
Old as is the boat it may cross the ferry once. View proverb
Spanish Proverb
You sail in the same boat. View proverb
Latin Proverb
He said: "Woe!" and the boat sank with him. He said: "Alas!" and the rudder broke. The young man said: "Ah god!" and the boat reached its destination. View proverb
Sumerian Proverb
When you in the Midsummer night, drunk, stand up on your boat to pee, you may see your widow-to-be on the shore." View proverb
Finnish Proverb
You must row the boat you're in. View proverb
Finnish Proverb
It is the passive resistance from the helm that steers the boat. View proverb
Traditional Proverb
Meaning: Nature can help and harm you. The people (the water) can raise someone (a boat) to power, but can also take that power away (sinking the boat). (Chinese Proverb)
It is too late for a galloping horse to stop at a clip; it is useless for a sinking boat to be mended in the middle of a river. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
A boat cannot go forward if each rows his own way. View proverb
African Proverb
When a trustworthy boat sets sail, Utu seeks out a trustworthy harbour for it. View proverb
Sumerian Proverb
Big is the fish in another's boat. View proverb
Finnish Proverb