• A coward sweats in water. ~ Ethiopian Proverb
• A fool and water will go the way they are directed. ~ Ethiopian Proverb
• All water flows into the ocean or into the purse of the rich. ~ Danish Proverb
• An unjust king is like a river without water. ~ Arabian Proverb
• A wise man adapts himself to circumstances, as water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it. ~ Chinese Proverb
• Boil the water and the scum will rise to the top. ~ Berber Proverb
• Don’t buy a boat that is under water. ~ Congolese Proverb
• Don’t sign a paper without reading it, or drink water without seeing it.~ Spanish Proverb
• Don’t throw away dirty water before you have more clean water. ~ Danish Proverb
• Everyone tries to make the water flow to his mill. ~ Corsican Proverb
• Expect poison from standing water.~ William Blake
• Fire, water and government know nothing of mercy. ~ Albanian Proverb
• Fish must swim three times: once in the water, a second time in the sauce, and a third time in wine in the stomach. ~ French Proverb
• Flowing water never gets dirty. ~ Chinese Proverb
• For people who love even water is sweet. ~ Chinese Proverb
• For the sake of the rose the thorn is watered too. ~ African Proverb
• Foul water will quench fire. ~ English Proverb
• Good words cool more than cold water. ~ English Proverb
• Heaven is dark and yet out of it streams clear water. ~ Afghan Proverb
• He fled from the rain and sat down under the waterspout. ~ Arabian Proverb
• He who sees heaven in the water sees the fishes in the trees. ~ Chinese Proverb
• He who travels over land has to drink enough water. ~ Chilean Proverb
• I believe that water is the only drink for a wise man. ~ Henry David Thoreau
• If the seawater were hotter we could catch boiled fish. ~ French Proverb
• If you want to drown yourself, don’t torture yourself with shallow water. ~ Bulgarian Proverb
• In shallow waters, shrimps make fools of dragons. ~ Chinese Proverb
• It is too late to learn to swim when the water is up to your lips. ~ Danish Proverb
• Muddied water does not reflect. ~ French Proverb
• On a rainy day many offer to water the chickens. ~ Armenian Proverb
• Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet. ~ African Proverb
• Only in water can you learn to swim.~ Czechoslovakian Proverb
• Prepare yourself for when the water comes up to your knees. ~ Congolese Proverb
• Riches: A dream in the night. Fame: A gull floating on water. ~ Chinese Proverb
• Still waters run deep. ~ English Proverb
• Taking water from the same well doesn’t make all the wives’ gravy taste good. ~ Ivorian Proverb
• The crocodile is only strong in the water. ~ Angolan Proverb
• The cure for anything is salt water – sweat, tears, or the sea. ~Isak Dinesen
• The fool is thirsty in the midst of water. ~ Ethiopian Proverb
• The greatest virtue is like water; good for everything. ~ Chinese Proverb
• The heart of the wise man lies quiet like limpid water. ~ Cameroonian Proverb
• There are people that fish and those who just disturb the water. ~ Chinese Proverb
• The remedy for dirt is soap and water. The remedy for dying is living. ~ Chinese Proverb
• The water in which one drowns is always an ocean. ~ Armenian Proverb
• The water that a ship sails on is the same water that swallows it up. ~ Chinese Proverb
• The word of a woman is as a little feather on the water. ~ French Proverb
• To ask a favor from a miser is like trying to make a hole in water. ~ Armenian Proverb
• To give counsel to a fool is like throwing water on a goose. ~ Danish Proverb
• To threaten the brave with death is like promising water to a duck. ~ Arabian Proverb
• Unjustly obtained wealth is as snow sprinkled with hot water. ~ Chinese Proverb
• Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody.~ Mark Twain
• Water always finds a way out. ~ Cameroonian Proverb
• Water and words are easy to pour but impossible to recover. ~ Chinese Proverb
• Water can do without fishes, fishes cannot do without water. ~ Chinese Proverb
• Water can wear away even the hardest rock.~ Burmese Proverb
• Water flows uphill towards money. ~ Famous Quote
• Water from far away is no good for a fire close by. ~ Chinese Proverb
• Water that has reached its level does not flow. ~ Chinese Proverb
• Weaving a net is better than praying for fish at the edge of the water. ~ Chinese Proverb
• Well water is not an enemy of spring water. ~ Chinese Proverb
• We never know the worth of water until the well is dry.~ English Proverb
• When asked, “What news from the sea?” The fish replied “I have a lot to say, but my mouth is full of water.” ~ Armenian Proverb
• Whenever the water rises, the boat will rise too. ~ Chinese Proverb
• When it rains, collect the water.~ Burmese Proverb
• When men are friendly the water is sweet. ~ Chinese Proverb
• When someone gives you a drop of water reward him with a never ending source. ~ Chinese Proverb
• When the water falls the stone becomes visible. ~ Chinese Proverb
• When the water rises, the fish eat the ants; when the water falls, the ants eat the fish.~ Lao Proverb
• When you drink the water, remember the spring. ~ Chinese Proverb
• Why jump in the water before the ship turns over. ~ Chinese Proverb
• With true friends . . . even water drunk together is sweet enough. ~ Chinese Proverb
• With water make rivers, with rice make armies. ~ Cambodian Proverb
• Wood may remain ten years in the water, but it will never become a crocodile. ~ Congolese Proverb
• You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink. ~ English Proverb
• You cannot turn blood into water. ~ Albanian Proverb

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