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Flood Proverbs
The flood takes him in, and the ebb takes him out.
Cameroon Proverb
Let what is on this side of the bank be washed out by the flood, and what is on that side of the bank be carried away by the wind.
Somali Proverb
Ebb does not follow ebb - flood is in between.
Sudanese Proverb
In an ant colony, the dew is a flood.
Afghan Proverb
Help me during the flood, and I will help you during the drought.
African Proverb
It's better to return from the centre of the ford than drown in the flood.
Irish Proverb
After ebb comes flood, and friends with good.
Dutch Proverb
Merchant's goods are ebb and flood.
Dutch Proverb
One shower doesn't make a flood.
Native American Proverb
Love has its tides; before ebb tide you must take advantage of the flood.
Chinese Proverb
A ripple of laughter is worth a flood of tears.
American Proverb
He who has crossed the flood knows how deep it is.
American Proverb
In the ant's house, the dew is a flood.
Danish Proverb
Three things it is best to avoid: a strange dog, a flood, and a man who thinks he is wise.
Welsh Proverb
Every flood will have an ebb.
Scottish Gaelic Proverb
Whoever rides into the flood, either does not own the animal or doesn't value it.
Sicilian Proverb
Every flood has its ebb.
Dutch Proverb
Don't lie down in low places, flood will take you, don't lie down in high places, wind will take you.
Turkish Proverb
In the ant's house, the dew is a flood.
Chinese Proverb
A ripple of laughter is worth a flood of tears.
Albanian Proverb
In the ants' house the dew is a flood.
Persian Proverb
That my friend should be well is our wish, and that our enemies should be gone! May those friendly to you reach their goal as a ship does a friendly harbour! May your enemy, like the flood waters of a river, return to his city.
Sumerian Proverb
