Proverbs and their meaning
Maybe you've heard them before and here are a few and what they mean.
The port is not without customs
Everything in life has a price and you have to pay for everything.
When the water is still, the sailor must think of storm.
Don't be lulled into a sense of security and always be careful.
Seeing land does not mean being in port. - From Latvia
Do not praise the day before the evening.
Even on the wide sea, junks sometimes collide. From China
Always count on the most improbable.
What are children doing on a ship with bears? From Iceland
Inexperienced landlubbers disturb the experienced sailors.
A song is ten men on the rope
Singing makes the work easier and faster.
One man can't do both: scoop and row. From Norway
One should concentrate on one thing, otherwise neither one nor the other will succeed.
He sails like the great mast.
Someone is completely will-less, lazy and independent
There is sooner fire in hell than work on a ship. From Estonia
There is always work on a ship
Pump or sink, says the Sailor
To be or not to be, there is no alternative.
From just talking, not even a cheese ship sails. From Holland