Sayings about Water
The word of a woman is as a little feather on the water. ~ French Proverb
Filthy water cannot be washed. ~ African Proverb
Whenever the water rises, the boat will rise too. ~ Chinese Proverb
The greatest virtue is like water; good for everything. ~ Chinese Proverb
Water can do without fishes, fishes cannot do without water. ~ Chinese Proverb
Flowing water never gets dirty. ~ Chinese Proverb
The fool is thirsty in the midst of water. ~ Ethiopian Proverb
When you drink the water, remember the spring. ~ Chinese Proverb
Why jump in the water before the ship turns over. ~ Chinese Proverb
With water make rivers, with rice make armies. ~ Cambodian Proverb
A coward sweats in water. ~ Ethiopian Proverb
When men are friendly the water is sweet. ~ Chinese Proverb
Water and words are easy to pour but impossible to recover. ~ Chinese Proverb
In shallow waters, shrimps make fools of dragons. ~ Chinese Proverb
The remedy for dirt is soap and water. The remedy for dying is living. ~ Chinese Proverb
For the sake of the rose the thorn is watered too. ~ African Proverb
Water can wear away even the hardest rock.~ Burmese Proverb
The water in which one drowns is always an ocean. ~ Armenian Proverb
It is too late to learn to swim when the water is up to your lips. ~ Danish Proverb
On a rainy day many offer to water the chickens. ~ Armenian Proverb
For people who love even water is sweet. ~ Chinese Proverb
Fire, water and government know nothing of mercy. ~ Albanian Proverbs
Well water is not an enemy of spring water. ~ Chinese Proverb
The water that a ship sails on is the same water that swallows it up. ~ Chinese Proverb
Muddied water does not reflect. ~ French Proverb
You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink. ~ English Proverb
Good words cool more than cold water. ~ English Proverb
Water that has reached its level does not flow. ~ Chinese Proverb
He who travels over land has to drink enough water. ~ Chilean Proverb
Water always finds a way out. ~ Cameroonian Proverb
Only in water can you learn to swim.~ Czechoslovakian Proverb
When someone gives you a drop of water reward him with a never ending source. ~ Chinese Proverb
Wood may remain ten years in the water, but it will never become a crocodile. ~ Congolese Proverb
We never know the worth of water until the well is dry.~ English Proverb
When the water falls the stone becomes visible. ~ Chinese Proverb
When it rains, collect the water.~ Burmese Proverb
If the seawater were hotter we could catch boiled fish. ~ French Proverb
Still waters run deep. ~ English Proverb
Don’t sign a paper without reading it, or drink water without seeing it.~ Spanish Proverbs
To give counsel to a fool is like throwing water on a goose. ~ Danish Proverb
Boil the water and the scum will rise to the top. ~ Berber Proverb
Don’t throw away dirty water before you have more clean water. ~ Danish Proverb
Pure water is the world’s first and foremost medicine. ~ Slovakian proverb
You cannot turn blood into water. ~ Albanian Proverb
Taking water from the same well doesn’t make all the wives’ gravy taste good. ~ Ivorian Proverb
A fool and water will go the way they are directed. ~ Ethiopian Proverb
To ask a favor from a miser is like trying to make a hole in water. ~ Armenian Proverbs
Foul water will quench fire. ~ English Proverbs
With true friends . . . even water drunk together is sweet enough. ~ Chinese Proverb
Water from far away is no good for a fire close by. ~ Chinese Proverb
When the water rises, the fish eat the ants; when the water falls, the ants eat the fish.~ Lao Proverb
Everyone tries to make the water flow to his mill. ~ Corsican Proverb
All water flows into the ocean or into the purse of the rich. ~ Danish Proverbs
Prepare yourself for when the water comes up to your knees. ~ Congolese Proverb
Quotations about Water
I believe that water is the only drink for a wise man. ~ Henry David Thoreau
Water, taken in moderation, cannot hurt anybody.~ Mark Twain
There is no small pleasure in sweet water. ~ Ovid (Publius Ovidius Naso)
This life is like a swimming pool. You dive into the water, but you can’t see how deep it is. ~ Dennis Rodman
The people are like water and the ruler a boat. Water can support a boat or overturn it. ~ Li Shimim
But I do see the good side of water now. How good it is when you’re really thirsty, how it glitters and gurgles! How alive it is! ~ G.K. Chesterton
I love the sounds and the power of pounding water, whether it is the waves or a waterfall. ~ Mike May
Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it. ~ Lao Tzu
We never know the worth of water till the well is dry. ~ Thomas Fuller
Expect poison from standing water.~ William Blake
The earth requires the use of its two-thirds water to keep its face clean. ~James Lendall Basford
If there is magic on this planet, it is contained in water. ~ Loren Eiseley
Water flows uphill towards money. ~ Author Unknown
The tree that is beside the running water is fresher and gives more fruit. ~ Saint Teresa of Avila