ei vara venettä kaada

Finnish

Etymology

Attested in Henrik Florinus: Wanhain suomalaisten tawaliset ja suloiset sananlascut ("The Proper and Graceful Proverbs of the Old Finns", 1702): Ei tuki ſuowa alenna, wara wenhettaͤ caada.

Proverb

ei vara venettä kaada (literally, “caution won't tip the boat over”)

  1. better safe than sorry (being cautious does not cause any harm)
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