Water Proverbs - page 3

Brackish water is sweet in a drought. (Portuguese Proverb)
Soft water on hard rock, beats so much that it perforates it. View proverb
Portuguese Proverb
A jug carries water until its handle breaks off. View proverb
Polish Proverb
A coconut shell full of water is a sea to an ant. View proverb
Hindi Proverb
Man is like a bubble of water on the ocean. View proverb
Hindi Proverb
Never use a dwarf to measure the depth of the water. View proverb
Hindi Proverb
Worldly prosperity is like writing on water. View proverb
Hindi Proverb
You cannot separate water by beating it with a fork. View proverb
Hindi Proverb
One person can burn water, while another can't even burn oil. View proverb
Hindi Proverb
The scalded dog fears cold water. View proverb
Italian Proverb
Water, smoke, and a vicious woman, drive men out of the house. (Italian Proverb)
Water in the mouth before eating; water in the eyes when the bill comes. View proverb
Tibetan Proverb
When drinking water, think about the source. View proverb
Tibetan Proverb
Words are mere bubbles of water; deeds are drops of gold. View proverb
Tibetan Proverb
Having drunk the country's water, one should obey the country's laws. View proverb
Tibetan Proverb
The rubbish we speak is like froth on the water, actions are drops of gold. View proverb
Tibetan Proverb
He who wants to go fishing must not be afraid of the water. View proverb
Hungarian Proverb
A clay pot of water is never hot-tempered. View proverb
Nigerian Proverb
Everyone tries to make the water flow to his mill. View proverb
Corsican Proverb
The fly on the back of a water buffalo thinks that it's taller than the buffalo. View proverb
Filipino Proverb
The buffalo that arrive late will have to drink muddy water and eat dried grass. (Vietnamese Proverb)
The army is the poison and the people are the water in which the poison is mixed. View proverb
Vietnamese Proverb
A woman who likes to wash will find water. View proverb
Luxembourgish Proverb
You can take a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. View proverb
Rwandan Proverb
Rippling water shows lack of depth. View proverb
Indonesian Proverb