“He used sails and oars on us.”
Describes someone who pursued a goal with every possible means at once — both planning (the sail) and hard labor (the oar) — leaving nothing to chance.
— Traditional Kuwait Wisdom, Kuwait
Source: Traditional Kuwait proverb, public-domain oral tradition
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