River Proverbs - page 5

Watch the fire burn on the other side of the river. (Chinese Proverb)
Time is like a river - it flows by and doesn't return. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
Do not insult the crocodile until you've crossed the river. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
Only the man who crosses the river at night knows the value of the light of day. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
It is no good going to the river just wanting to catch a fish; you have to take a net as well. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
One who walks along a river frequently cannot avoid getting his shoes wet. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
Living at a river, one comes to know the nature of the fish therein; Dwelling by a mountain, one learns to recognize the language of the birds thereupon. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
It takes more than one cold day for a river to freeze three feet deep. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
Enough shovels of earth -- a mountain. Enough pails of water -- a river. View proverb
Chinese Proverb
A canoe peddler doesn't tell the crocodile he has along snout until he's crossed the river. View proverb
African Proverb
A river doesn't flow through the forest without felling the trees. (African Proverb)
A river that forgets its source will soon dry out. View proverb
African Proverb
Hunger makes the big fish come out of hiding in the great river. View proverb
African Proverb
If you live by the river you can hear the crab cough. View proverb
African Proverb
In the great river there are large and small fish. View proverb
African Proverb
No matter how full the river, it still wants to grow. View proverb
African Proverb
When the river dries up, we will all see where the crocodile sleeps. View proverb
African Proverb
No matter how long a stick may stay in a river, it will never change into fish. View proverb
African Proverb
A river doesn't run straight because there was nobody to advise it. View proverb
African Proverb
The river is my brother for it carries my canoe. View proverb
American Proverb
An unjust king is like a river without water. (Arabic Proverb)
If man be a river, then woman will be a bridge. View proverb
Arabic Proverb
Throw a resourceful person into a river, and he will probably come out with a fish in his hand. View proverb
Arabic Proverb
Throw him into the river and he will come up with a fish in his mouth. View proverb
Arabic Proverb
If a dog offers to help you across the river, don't ask if he is suffering from the mange. View proverb
Arabic Proverb