Water Proverbs - page 2

Don't buy a boat that is under water. (African Congo Proverb)
Prepare yourself for when the water comes up to your knees. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
Wood may remain ten years in the water, but it will never become a crocodile. View proverb
African Congo Proverb
The toad likes water, but not when it's boiling. View proverb
Guinea Proverb
The twig that falls in the water will never become a fish. View proverb
Ivorian Proverb
Taking water from the same well doesn't make all the wives' gravy taste good. View proverb
Ivorian Proverb
When the water rises, the fish eat the ants; when the water falls, the ants eat the fish. View proverb
Lao Proverb
It is only the water that is spilled; the bowl is not broken. View proverb
Mauritania Proverb
Children's love is like water in a basket. View proverb
Argentinean Proverb
A lobster loves water, but not when he's being cooked in it. View proverb
Senegalese Proverb
One who bathes willingly with cold water doesn't feel the cold. (Tanzanian Proverb)
Water always finds a way out. View proverb
Cameroon Proverb
You can lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink. View proverb
English Proverb
On a rainy day many offer to water the chickens. View proverb
Armenian Proverb
To ask a favor from a miser is like trying to make a hole in water. View proverb
Armenian Proverb
The water in which one drowns is always an ocean. View proverb
Armenian Proverb
Don't throw out the dirty water until you have the clean water in. View proverb
Irish Proverb
If you want to drown yourself, don't torture yourself with shallow water. View proverb
Bulgarian Proverb
Drawn wells have sweetest water. View proverb
Persian Proverb
The water has passed his head. View proverb
Persian Proverb
When water stays at one place, it rots. (Persian Proverb)
He doesn't see water, otherwise he is a skilled swimmer. View proverb
Persian Proverb
he makes the water muddy to fish. View proverb
Persian Proverb
There is water in the jug, and we're going around thirsty. View proverb
Persian Proverb
When the water goes uphill, the frog sings AbuAta. View proverb
Persian Proverb