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| A dear ship stands long i’ the haven. | 1 |
| A great ship must have deep water. | 2 |
| A little leak will sink a great ship. | 3 |
| A little ship needs but a little sail. | 4 |
| All ships leak: some midships, some in the bows, some in the hold. Italian. | 5 |
| Better is an old carriage than a new ship. Danish. | 6 |
| Better on a sound boat than a leaky ship. German. | 7 |
| Don’t give up the ship. Lawrence. | 8 |
| Don’t spoil the ship for a half-penny-worth of tar. | 9 |
| Great ships require deep waters. | 10 |
| He who steadies himself between two ships will certainly be drowned. Russian. | 11 |
| It is hard to track the path the ship follows in the ocean. Danish. | 12 |
| Many commanders sink the ship. Modern Greek. | 13 |
| Many drops of water will sink the ship. | 14 |
| Many grains of sand will sink a ship. Danish. | 15 |
| Ships fear fire more than water. | 16 |
| The great ship has also great dangers. Modern Greek. | 17 |
| The ship does not go without the boat. Italian. | 18 |
| ’Tis skill not strength that governs a ship. | 19 |
| To a crazy ship every wind is contrary. Italian. | 20 |
| Two captains sink the ship. Turkish. | 21 |
| When the helm is gone the ship will soon be wrecked. Danish. | 22 |
| When the ship is sunk every one knows she might have been saved. | 23 |
| Where the ship goes the brig can go. Italian. | 24 |
| You may take a ship to water, but you cannot make it swim. Punch. | 25 |
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