Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887.

River

A smooth river washes away its banks.Servian.

Swollen rivers subside rapidly.Latin.

The course of a river is not to be altered.Latin.

The greatest rivers must run into the sea.German.

The river does not swell with clear water.Italian.

The river which runneth with sound beareth away along with it stone and water.Spanish Gypsy.

When the river makes a noise it is either dried up or much swollen.Spanish.

Where the river is deepest it makes least noise.Italian, Spanish, Portuguese.

You, a river, are contending with the ocean.Latin.