i de lugnaste vatten simmar de fulaste fiskarna

Swedish edit

Etymology edit

Literally, "In the calmest waters swim the ugliest fish," with ful fisk (ugly fish) being an idiom for a criminal or deceitful person.

Proverb edit

i de lugnaste vatten simmar de fulaste fiskarna

  1. bad people sometimes turn up in unexpected places

Usage notes edit

Sometimes shortened to "I de lugnaste vatten."