Boiling Proverbs

The toad likes water, but not when it's boiling. (Guinea Proverb)
Flies will not land on a boiling pot. View proverb
Ukrainian Proverb
The frog likes water, but not boiling water. View proverb
Senegalese Proverb
Flies don't light on a boiling pot. View proverb
Italian Proverb
He! He! He! You begin with the meal before the water is boiling! View proverb
South African Proverb
The frog likes water but not when it's boiling. View proverb
African Proverb
The busy man has few idle visitors: to the boiling pot the flies come not. View proverb
American Proverb
It's no use boiling your cabbage twice. View proverb
Irish Proverb
Flies don't get near a boiling pot. View proverb
Sicilian Proverb
Sister Nicola said: Don't put the pasta basket in the water until it's boiling. View proverb
Sicilian Proverb
No flies light on a boiling pot. (Spanish Proverb)