Famous Proverbs
240 Proverbs about River / Page 18
171. The same rain that drenches the slave also drenches the slave driver.
172. A canoe peddler doesn't tell the crocodile he has along snout until he's crossed the river.
173. A man gets to the land of spirits when he passes seven rivers, seven forests and seven hills.
174. A man who lives on the banks of the river should not wash his hands with spittle.
175. A river doesn't flow through the forest without felling the trees.
176. A river doesn't run straight because there was nobody to advise it.
177. A river that forgets its source will soon dry out.
178. Any dead fish can flow down the river but it takes a live one to swim back up stream.
179. Do not speak badly of a crocodile when your leg is in the river.
180. However long the dry season takes a seasonal river will never forget where it used to pass.