Water Proverbs - page 14

Even if you are cunning, you will not tie water up in a bale of grass. (Lamba Proverb)
Hunger pushes the hippopotamus out of the water. View proverb
Luo Proverb
They who drink the water from the Manangareza river always come back to Madagascar. View proverb
Madagascan Proverb
Without the forest, there will be no more water, without water, there will be no more rice. View proverb
Madagascan Proverb
Indecision is like the stepchild: if he doesn't wash his hands, he is called dirty; if he does, he is wasting the water. View proverb
Madagascan Proverb
She is as undecided as an orphan: if she does not wash her hands, she will be told that she is a dirty child; if she washes her hands she will be told that she is wasting water. View proverb
Madagascan Proverb
Crime leaves a trail like a water beetle; like a snail, it leaves its silver track; like a horse-mango, it leaves its smell. View proverb
Malawi Proverb
Bad water also quenches the fire. View proverb
Mamprussi Proverb
If you have planted a tree you must water it too. View proverb
Asian-indian Proverb
The water from the river becomes salty when it reaches the ocean. View proverb
Asian-indian Proverb
The frog does not tire in the water. (Ngandi Proverb)
A friend is like a source of water during a long voyage. View proverb
Nilotic Proverb
A friend is like a water source for a long journey. View proverb
Nilotic Proverb
Do not insult a crocodile while your feet are still in the water. View proverb
Nilotic Proverb
When you go to fetch water and do not return, they do not inquire about the pot. View proverb
Oji Proverb
Live near water, and ask not about sustenance. View proverb
Omani Proverb
Dip the pitcher into the water enough and it finally breaks. View proverb
Salvadoran Proverb
Who has wine for dinner, he has water for breakfast. View proverb
Serbo Croatian Proverb
Quiet water wears down a mountain. View proverb
Serbo Croatian Proverb
Do not bathe if there is no water. View proverb
Shan Proverb
Those who arrive to the spring first, drink the purest water. (Sukuma Proverb)
Water only flows into rivers. View proverb
Tahitian Proverb
Where water flows freely, people live in affluence. View proverb
Tuareg Proverb
A beautiful woman who is pleasing to men is good only for frightening fish when she falls into the water. View proverb
Zen Proverb
When you try to stay on the surface of the water, you sink; but when you try to sink, you float. View proverb
Zen Proverb