Fish Proverbs & Sayings
At high tide fish eat ants; at low tide ants eat fish. ~ Thai Proverb
Different fields, different grasshoppers; different seas, different fish. ~ Indonesian Proverb
A child without a mother is like a fish in shallow water. ~ Myanmar Proverb
Look and keep silent, and if you are eating meat, tell the world it’s fish. ~ Arabian Proverb
The bigger the river the bigger the fish. ~ Portuguese Proverb
If you are not a fish, how can you know if the fish are happy? ~ Chinese Proverb
Eat your fish while it is still fresh and marry the girl while she is still young. ~ German Proverb
May the holes in your net be no larger than the fish in it. ~ Irish Blessing
Women and fishes are best in the middle. ~ German Proverb
Big fish eat little fish. ~ Traditional Proverb
A cat loves fish, but won’t risk its claws. ~ Yiddish Proverb
Who owns the bank owns the fish. ~ Russian Proverb
A rotting fish begins to stink at the head. ~ Italian Proverb
From all the fish in the pot you can only make one soup. ~ Malagasy Proverb
To lie and eat fish demand a lot of skill. ~ Spanish Proverb
Nothing is so clean as a fish. ~ Welsh Proverbs
All rotten fish taste the same. ~ Chinese Proverb
Tasty fish have to swim three times: once in the water, then in butter, and finally in wine. ~ Polish Proverbs
There is no need for fish in an empty pond. ~ Iranian Proverbs
Who hears the fishes when they cry? ~ Henry David Thoreau
Weaving a net is better than praying for fish at the edge of the water. ~ Chinese Proverb
If you find no fish, you have to eat bread. ~ Ghanaian Proverb
To climb a tree to catch a fish is talking much and doing nothing. ~ Chinese Proverb
It is not a fish until it is on the bank. ~ Irish Proverbs
Men eat fish — thanks to the sauce. ~ French Proverb
When asked, “What news from the sea?” The fish replied “I have a lot to say, but my mouth is full of water.” ~ Armenian Proverb
A fish gets bigger when it gets away. ~ Japanese Proverb
Big fish jump out of the kettle. ~ Dutch Proverb
When you are crossing over a river you might be eaten by crocodiles, but don’t let yourself get bitten by the little fish. ~ Malawian Proverb
Throw a lucky man in the sea, and he will come up with a fish in his mouth. ~ Arabian Proverb
A rotten fish pollutes the whole kitchen. ~ Senegalese Proverb
It is the sauce that makes the fish edible. ~ French Proverb
Little fish are sweet. ~ Dutch Proverbs
When the big fish fight the shrimps must lie low. ~ Creole Proverb (Southern U.S.)
Fish and guests stink after three days. ~ Danish Proverbs
A cat likes to eat fresh fish but it will not go into the water. ~ Mongolian Proverb
Water can do without fish, fish cannot do without water. ~ Chinese Proverb
Venture a small fish to catch a much greater one. ~ English Proverbs
Where there is fish, there is water. ~ Japanese Proverbs
No matter how hard you throw a dead fish in the water, it still won’t swim. ~ Traditional Proverb
In still waters are the largest fish. ~ Danish Proverb
A fish wouldn’t get into trouble if it kept its mouth shut. ~ Korean Proverbs
Govern a family as you would cook a small fish — very gently. ~ Chinese Proverb
As long as the fish swims in the water, don’t light up the grill. ~ Russian Proverbs
There is a time to fish and a time to prepare the fish. ~ Chinese Proverb
There is never a fish without a bone, and no man without faults. ~ Norwegian Proverbs
Never offer to teach a fish to swim. ~ Traditional Proverb
The pool has dried up, and the fish is in trouble. ~ South African Proverb
Quotations about Fish
That fish will soon be caught that nibbles at every bait. ~ Thomas Fuller
I know human beings and fish can co-exist peacefully. ~ George Walker Bush
There are two types of fisherman – those who fish for sport and those who fish for fish. ~ Author Unkonwn
An angler is a man who spends rainy days sitting. Fish are alike. They both get into trouble when they open their mouths. ~ Author Unknown
Fish say, they have their Stream and Pond; But is there anything Beyond? ~ Rupert Brooke
Fish must swim thrice–once is the water, a second time in the sauce, and a third time in wine in the stomach. ~ John Ray
Bragging may not bring happiness, but no man having caught a large fish goes home through an alley. ~ Author Unknown
Good things come to those who bait. ~ Author Unknown
It’s not the fish you catch, it’s the peace of mind you take home at the end of the day. ~ Neil Gaiman
The great fish [eat] the small. ~ Alexander Barclay
No more than a fish loves water. ~ William Shakespeare
Keep your own fish-guts for your own sea-maws. ~ Author Unknown
It is a silly fish that is caught twice with the same bait. ~ Thomas Fuller
The sea hath fish for every man. ~ William Camden
The fish adores the bait. ~ George Herbert
Men lived like fishes; the great ones devoured the small. ~ Algernon Sidney
Nothing makes a fish bigger than almost being caught. ~ Author Unknown
The whales, you see, eat up the little fish. ~ Thomas Churchyard
A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle. ~ Gloria Steinem
No human being, however great, or powerful, was ever so free as a fish. ~ John Ruskin
If fishes could hear as well as see. ~ Author Unknown
