African Proverbs on Water (30 Proverbs)
- You don't punish a fish by throwing it in water.
(African Proverb)
- You can take a goat to the river, but you can't make it drink the water.
(African Proverb)
- When the bells are in water they can't make any sound.
(African Proverb)
- When all the water has gone, only the largest stones will remain on the riverbed.
(African Proverb)
- Water that has been begged for does not quench the thirst.
(African Proverb)
- Water is colourless and tasteless but you can live on it longer than eating food.
(African Proverb)
- Water from another man's calabash tests differently.
(African Proverb)
- Until a crab finds itself in a very hot pot of soup, it will never understand that water can be both cold and hot.
(African Proverb)
- Those who arrive to the spring first, drink the purest water.
(African Proverb)
- There is no way you can pour water into a basket and expect the water to remain.
(African Proverb)
- The toad that wanted to avoid the rain fell in the water.
(African Proverb)
- Do not insult a crocodile while your feet are still in the water.
(African Proverb)
- Being a swimmer and spending time in the water does not make you a fish.
(African Proverb)
- A village without the elderly is like a well without water.
(African Proverb)
- A gentle politician doesn't promise to build bridges where there is no water.
(African Proverb)
- A fish will not live out of water but will prefer air to hot water.
(African Proverb)
- The fish that dirties the water will forever swim in dirty water.
(African Proverb)
- Running water can never jump over a hole in the ground.
(African Proverb)
- One only realises the importance of a well when the water dries up.
(African Proverb)
- No matter how wise you are, you cannot trace footsteps in water.
(African Proverb)
- No matter how sharp your teeth are, you can't bite water.
(African Proverb)
- Indecision is like a stepchild: if he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he is wasting water.
(African Proverb)
- In the absence of water lizards can claim to be crocodiles.
(African Proverb)
- If water were enough, fish would not take bait.
(African Proverb)
- Even boiled water can extinguish a fire.
(African Proverb)
- Do not run away from a pond of water.
(African Proverb)
- Where water is the boss, there must the land obey.
(African Proverb)
- The water can only flow thanks to the well.
(African Proverb)
- Return to old watering holes for more than water; friends and dreams are there to meet you.
(African Proverb)
- Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet.
(African Proverb)
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