There is no point in offering a helping hand to someone who wants to drown.
More Basque Proverbs:
Waiting is futile for whomever wants to kiss someone's backside.Basque
The needle dresses people but stays naked itself.
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Flatterers and traders are related.
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Whoever crossed the river at the fordable point, knows how deep the river is.
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The wolf and the dog agree about the goat -- which together they eat.
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What the wolf does pleases his mate.
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