414 Proverbs about Fish / Page 9
161. In still waters are the largest fish.
162. It is vain to fish without a hook, or learn to read without a book.
163. There is no fishing for trout in dry breeches.
164. It is not a fish until it is on the bank.
165. There are finer fish in the sea than have ever been caught.
166. There are fish in the sea better than have ever been caught.
167. Don't bless the fish till it gets to the land.
168. The seagull thinks it is an act of kindness to give the fish a lift in the air.
169. There are as many good fish in the sea as ever came out of it.
170. When you're not fishing be mending the nets.
171. Anything with scales counts as fish.
172. In large rivers one finds big fish but one may also be drowned.
173. It is good fishing in troubled waters.
174. To lie and eat fish demand a lot of skill.
175. There are plenty more fish in the sea.
176. A guest and a fish stink in three days.
177. A morsel eaten selfishly does not gain a friend.
178. A peasant between two lawyers is like a fish between two cats.
179. All's fish that comes to the net.
180. Come fish, come frog, all goes into the basket.
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