Only dead fish allow the sea to carry them to and fro.

It is in vain to drown a fish, no matter how deep you submerge it.

A river can only boast when it is full of fish.

If you cast your bait after the fish have passed, you will only catch despair.

If you throw a crumb to hungry birds, they will harm each other fighting for it.

No tree chooses which birds perch on its branches; they choose it.