The fish you cannot catch is always a big one.
You cannot hook trout? Try digging clams.
A saint that cannot cure anyone has few disciples.
He who cannot do anything does nothing.
You cannot hang a man for what he thinks.
If you cannot catch a fish, do not blame the sea.
The best fish hook cannot catch limp cheese.
You cannot reason with a hungry belly; it has no ears.
You cannot stop a whore, not even with a hundred horses.
An empty sack cannot stand up.
As long as the clouds dolt weep, the pasture cannot laugh.
He who cannot sleep can still dream.
One cannot scoop up the ocean with a sea shell.
A hunter's knife cannot carve its own handle.
A kitchen knife cannot carve its own handle.
You cannot wage war without the sound of gunpowder.
You cannot dance well on only one leg.
One goat cannot carry another goat's tail.
Old canoes can be restored, but youth and beauty cannot.
The eye cannot rise above the eyebrow.
You cannot hide the sun with one hand.
