Sayings about Rain
Clouds do not always mean rain, but smoke is a sure sign of fire. ~ African Proverb
How lovely is the sun after rain, and how lovely is laughter after sorrow. ~ Tunisian Proverbs
Whoever has only one garment does not wash it when it rains. ~ African Proverb
Big thunder, little rain. ~ English Proverbs
Rain, rain, go away, come again another day. ~ Traditional Proverb
Interest on debts grows without rain. ~ Yiddish Proverbs
It’s good to watch the rain from a dry standpoint. ~ Dutch Proverbs
If rain bothers you, you can always jump into the sea. ~ Chinese Proverb
When it rains, it pours. ~ English Proverb
Rain does not fall on one roof alone. ~ Cameroonian Proverbs
Morning rain and women’s tears dry as fast as each other. ~ Czech Proverb
One day of rain far surpasses a whole year of drought. ~ Malawian Proverb
Happiness is like a sunbeam, which the least shadow intercepts, while adversity is often as the rain of spring. ~ Chinese Proverb
A visit is like rainwater; you pray for it when it stays away and its a problem when it rains too much. ~ Hebrew Proverb
Evening red and morning gray help the traveler on his way; evening gray and morning red bring down rain upon his head ~ Traditional Proverbs
Keep something for a rainy day. ~ Traditional Proverb
Anyone who says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain. ~ Traditional Proverb
Not every cloud brings rain. ~ Kurdish Proverb
A deaf man may not have heard the thunder but he surely will see the rain. ~ Malian Proverb
It’s the rain that fills the rivers not the dew. ~ Sri Lankan Proverbs
Sun is for cucumbers, rain for rice. ~ Vietnamese Proverbs
Don’t be so much in love that you can’t tell when it’s raining. ~ Malagasy Proverb
If it were ever to rain soup, the poor would only have forks. ~ Brazilian Proverb
An old friend met in a far country is like rain after drought. ~ Chinese Proverb
After great droughts come great rains. ~ Dutch Proverb
A curious woman is capable of turning around the rainbow just to see what is on the other side. ~ Chinese Proverb
Rain does not stay in the sky. ~ Finnish Proverbs
The plant God favors will grow even without rain. ~ African Proverb
It rained on the mountaintop, but it was the valley below that got flooded. ~ African Proverb
Life is like this: sometimes sun, sometimes rain. ~ Fijian Proverb
Thunder clouds do not always give rain. ~ Armenian Proverb
It never rains on your neighbors without you getting your feet wet. ~ Chinese Proverb
If you are already wet, you won’t care about the rain. ~ Romanian Proverb
He who marries on a rainy day will be happy for the rest of his life. ~ French Proverb
Two lovers in the rain have no need of an umbrella. ~ Japanese Proverb
If a dog’s prayers were answered, bones would rain from the skies. ~ German Proverb
The drowning man is not troubled by rain. ~ Iranian Proverb
A little rain each day will fill the rivers to overflowing. ~ Liberian Proverb
The frog knows more about the rain than the calendar. ~ Creole Proverb
Giving advice to the ignorant is like the rain falling on muddy ground. ~ Iranian Proverb
The rain wets the leopard’s spots but does not wash them off. ~ Ghanaian Proverb
If it rained macaroni, what a fine time for gluttons! ~ Italian Proverb
The umbrella was made for rainy days, the white man uses it for the sun. ~ Jamaican Proverb
Sunshine without rain makes a desert. ~ Arabian Proverb
When the rain falls in the valley, the hill gets angry. ~ Yoruba Proverb
On a rainy day many offer to water the chickens. ~ Armenian Proverb
A learned man without work is a cloud without rain. ~ Arabian Proverb
If I peddle salt, it rains; if I peddle flour, the wind blows. ~ Japanese Proverb
He fled from the rain and sat down under the waterspout. ~ Arabian Proverb
Rain before seven; clear before eleven. ~ English Proverb
A banker is a man who lends you an umbrella when the weather is fair, and takes it away from you when it rains. ~ Traditional Proverb
The rain follows after the forest. ~ American Proverb
Women are like raindrops: some fall on palaces, others on rice fields. ~ Vietnamese Proverb
After the rain the grass will grow; after wine, conversation. ~ Swedish Proverb
The heaviest rains fall on the house that leaks most. ~ Japanese Proverb
Thunder is not yet rain. ~ Kenyan Proverb
It rains sorrow on him who is already wet. ~ Spanish Proverb
Trouble will rain on those who are already wet. ~ Spanish Proverb
Rocks need no protection from the rain. ~ Malawian Proverb
A promise is a cloud; fulfillment is the rain. ~ Arabian Proverb
The farmer hopes for rain, the walker hopes for sunshine, and the gods hesitate. ~ Chinese Proverb
Money is only good for a weekday, a holiday, and a rainy day. ~ Russian Proverb
Quotations about Rain
A light supper, a good night’s sleep, and a fine morning have often made a hero of the same man who by indigestion, a restless night, and a rainy morning, would have proved a coward. ~ Earl of Chesterfield
A pearl button skipped and hopped across the floor, creating a counterpoint to the splatters of rain hitting the windows. ~ Eloisa James
A rainy day is the perfect time for a walk in the woods. ~ Rachel Carson
After three days men grow weary, of a wench, a guest, and weather rainy. ~ Benjamin Franklin Quotes
All was silent as before, all silent save the dripping rain. ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes
An angler is a man who spends rainy days sitting around on the muddy banks of rivers doing nothing because his wife won’t let him do it at home. ~ Author Unknown
And it’s a hard, It’s a hard, It’s a hard, It’s a hard, It’s a hard rain gonna fall ~ Bob Dylan
Do not, on a rainy day, ask your child what he feels like doing, because I assure you that what he feels like doing, you won’t feel like watching. ~ Fran Lebowitz
Don’t like small talk, love rainy days. ~ Melissa Gilbert
Every man has a rainy corner of his life whence comes foul weather which follows him. ~ Jean Paul Richter
God made rainy days so gardeners could get the housework done. ~ Author Unknown
I grew up in this town, my poetry was born between the hill and the river, it took its voice from the rain, and like the timber, it steeped itself in the forests. ~ Pablo Neruda
I was in love with the whole world and all that lived in its rainy arms. ~ Louise Erdrich
If I were running the world I would have it rain only between 2 and 5 a.m. anyone who was out then ought to get wet. ~ William Lyon Phelps
It is best to read the weather forecast before praying for rain. ~Mark Twain Quotes
Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby. ~ Langston Hughes
Like the sky opens after a rainy day we must open to ourselves…. Learn to love yourself for who you are and open so the world can see you shine. ~ James Poland
Millions long for immortality who do not know what to do with themselves on a rainy Sunday afternoon. ~ Susan Ertz
My idea of absolute happiness is to be in bed on a rainy day, with my blankie, my cat, and my dog. ~ Anne Lamott
Now there are three things you can do in a baseball game: You can win or you can lose or it can rain. ~ Casey Stengel
On a sunny clear day, you can improve your body; on a rainy fogy day, you can improve your mind! ~ Mehmet Murat ildan
Rain showers my spirit, and waters my soul. ~ Emily Logan Decens
Remember even though the outside world might be raining, if you keep on smiling the sun will soon show its face and smile back at you. ~ Anna Lee
Save a boyfriend for a rainy day – and another, in case it doesn’t rain. ~ Mae West Quotes
Some people are making such thorough preparation for rainy days that they aren’t enjoying today’s sunshine. ~ William Feather
Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet. ~ Roger Miller
Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather. ~John Ruskin Quotes
That rainy day – one died.one took birth. ~ lity munshi
The drops of rain make a hole in the stone, not by violence, but by often falling ~ Lucretius
The rainy days a man saves for usually seem to arrive during his vacation. ~ Author Unknown
The shortest period of time lies between the minute you put some money away for a rainy day and the unexpected arrival of rain. ~ Jane Bryant Quinn
The world goes up and the world goes down, the sunshine follows the rain; and yesterday’s sneer and yesterday’s frown can never come over again. ~ Charles Kingsley
What’s a rainy day without some delicious coffee-flavoured loneliness? ~ Sanober Khan
You don’t save a pitcher for tomorrow. Tomorrow it may rain. ~ Leo Durocher
The best thing one can do when it’s raining is to let it rain. ~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Quotes
A rainy day is like a lovely gift — you can sleep late and not feel guilty. ~ Elizabeth Jane Howard