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A sinking vessel needs no navigation.
Swahili Proverb
Rats desert a sinking ship.
English Proverb
Rats desert a sinking ship.
French Proverb
When your leg is sinking your whole body should fill it.
African Proverb
Rats desert a sinking ship.
Hungarian 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.
Chinese Proverb
Rats desert a sinking ship.
Romanian Proverb