| Robert Christy, comp. Proverbs, Maxims and Phrases of All Ages. 1887. | | | | Drowning |
| | | A drowning man will catch at a rush. | 1 |
| A drowning man will catch at a straw. | 2 |
| A good swimmer is not safe against drowning. French. | 3 |
| Better go about than be drowned. Spanish, Portuguese. | 4 |
| Good swimmers are oftenest drowned. | 5 |
| He came safe from the East Indies and was drowned in the Thames. | 6 |
| The best swimmer is the first to drown himself. Italian. | 7 |
| The best swimmers are oftenest drowned, and the best riders have the hardest falls. Chinese. | 8 | | |
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