PROVERBS AND POPULAR SAYINGS ABOUT WATER

      Proverbs, saying and riddles express a truth based on common sense and are used throughout the world.  Because everything depends on water, they use water to teach a truth. The importance of water flow becomes clear in our language and sayings.

      The following list shows several sayings which use water. These English proverbs that include references to different forms of water describe both good and bad situations.

 

• “Rain does not fall on one roof alone” (Cameroon Proverb)
• “Every peasant is proud of the pond in his village because from it he measures the sea” (Russian Proverb)
• “No one can see their reflection in running water. It is only in still water that we can see” (Taoist Proverb)
• “You draw water to your own mill” (Saying)
• “It is wise to bring some water when one goes to look for water” (Arab Proverb)
• “A little water is a sea to an ant” (Afghan Proverb)
• “What kind of bank needs no Money”?. A riverbank (Riddle)
• “Water is the only drink for a wise man” (Saying)
• “One would like to eat fish, but would not like to get into the water” (Russian Proverb)
• “Filthy water cannot be washed”. (West African Proverb)
• “To lose oneself in a glass of water” (Saying)
  “A waster of water is a water of better” (Old Irish Adagio)
• “To feel oneself like a fish out of water” (Saying)
• “When you drink the water, remember the spring” (Chinese Proverb)
• “Flowing water never goes bad; our doorways never gather termites” (Chinese Proverb)
• “What lives in winter, dies in summer and grows up with its root upward”?.  An Icicle ( Riddle)
• “Don´t throw away the old bucket until you know  whether the new one holds water” (Swedish Proverb)
• “To make a hole into the water” (Saying)
• “Do not bathe if there is no water” (Shan Proverb)
• “A little rain each day will fill the rivers to overflowing” (Liberian Proverb)
• “What runs but never gets tired?. Water” (Riddle)
• “The frog does not drink up the pond in which he lives” (American Indian Saying)
•  “What comes with the wind will go with the water”. (Gaelic proverb)
• “Like swift water, an active mind never stagnates” (Saying)
• “Pure water is the world´s first and foremost medicine” ( Slovakian Proverb)
•  “Don´t  empty the water jar until the rain falls” (Philippine Proverb)
• “I have seas without water,
  I have forests without wood ,
  I have deserts without sand ,
  I have houses with no brick” . What am I? . A map ( Riddle)
• “If a crocodile deserts the water, he will find himself on a spear” (African Proverb)
• “Still waters run deep” (Saying)
• “What three letters mean "stiff water"?. Ice (Riddle)
• “No one can see their reflection in running water. It is only in still water that we can see” (Taoist Proverb)
• "Blood is thicker than water" ( German Proverb)
• ”It is raining cats and dogs” (Saying)
• “Be on your guard against a silent dog and still water”.(Latin Proverb)
• “No matter how high a bird flies, it has to come down for water. (American Proverb)
•  “A beautiful woman who is pleasing to men is good only for frightening fish when she falls into the water”. (Zen Proverb)
• “What runs but never gets tired?. Water from a tap or a river (Riddle)
• “Who digs many wells doesn't get sweet water in all of them”. (Swedish Proverb )
• “A  scalded cat from cold water runs”. (Spanish Proverb)
• “A cat likes to eat fresh fish but it will not go into the water”. (Mongolian Proverb)
• “Water which is too pure has no fish”. (Afghan Proverb)
• “What runs and has no feet, roars but has no mouth?”.The sea (Riddle)
• “Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet” (African Proverb).
•  “In troubled waters there's good fishing” (Russian Proverb)
• “A mill cannot grind with water that is past”. (American proverb)
•  “There are four brothers in this world that were all born together. The first runs and never wearies. The second eats and is never full. The third drinks and is always thirsty. The fourth sings a song that is never good”.  Water, fire, earth, wind.  (Riddle)nk needs no money?
•  "Don't go chasing waterfalls" (saying)