Famous Proverbs
907 Proverbs about Water / Page 2
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The heart of the wise man lies quiet like limpid water.12.
Don't stand by the water and long for fish; go home and weave a net.13.
Enough shovels of earth make a mountain, enough pails of water a river.14.
Far waters cannot quench near fires.15.
Flowing water never goes bad; our door hubs never gather termites.16.
How can you put out a fire set on a cart-load of firewood with only a cup of water.17.
One cannot manage too many affairs; like pumpkins in water, one pops up while you try to hold down the other.18.
Riches: a dream in the night; fame: a gull floating on water.19.
The remedy for dirt is soap and water. The remedy for dying is living.20.
The water that bears the ship is the same that engulfs it.