No one tests the depth of the river with both feet.
Hunger is felt by a slave and hunger is felt by a king.
If there were no elephant in the jungle, the buffalo would be a great animal. If things are getting easier, maybe you're headed downhill. Only when you have crossed the river can you say the crocodile has a lump on his snout. By the time the fool has learned the game, the players have dispersed. Fire and gunpowder do not sleep together.