Famous Proverbs
907 Proverbs about Water / Page 2
11. 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.