Proverbs on Water
“Water is the king of food.” KENYA
“Wealth is water.” AFRICA
“The usefulness of a well is known when it dries up.” UGANDA
“Water knows no boundary.” KENYA
“The greatest crime in the desert is to find water and be silent about it.” GHANA
“Rain does not fall during the dry season.” UGANDA
“Dig your well before you are thirsty.” NIGERIA
“Rain is a beautifier as well as a destroyer.” SOUTH AFRICA
“It is never the earth that gives its gift to the rain, but the rain that gives its gift to the earth.” CONGO
“The water is filling the riverbed; the catfish rejoice.” MALAWI
“Only the rich complain when it rains.” ZAMBIA
“He who is thirsty goes to the river.” KENYA
“Roof water can fill the water pot.” NIGERIA
“Lament if it rains, lament if it doesn't.” NORTH AFRICA
“Water does not forget the riverbed.” MALAWI
“Do not empty your water container at the sight of a mirage.” NORTH AFRICA
“Where there is rain, people do not die.” KENYA
“Water cannot burn.” GHANA
“Rain is medicine for the day.” KENYA
“Do not take water from a well and pour it into the river.” TANZANIA
“Rain is a gate.” TANZANIA
“Rain is life.” KENYA
“Do not depend on a well from far away.” BOTSWANA
“What dries in the sun revives in the rain.” UGANDA
“The fool is thirsty in the midst of water.” ETHIOPIA
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PROVERBS ON PEACE & WAR
PROVERBS ON THE ENVIRONMENT
PROVERBS ON RELIGION & THE SACRED
PROVERBS ON LIFE
PROVERBS ON LEADERSHIP
PROVERBS ON CHILDREN & PARENTING
“Wealth is water.” AFRICA
“The usefulness of a well is known when it dries up.” UGANDA
“Water knows no boundary.” KENYA
“The greatest crime in the desert is to find water and be silent about it.” GHANA
“Rain does not fall during the dry season.” UGANDA
“Dig your well before you are thirsty.” NIGERIA
“Rain is a beautifier as well as a destroyer.” SOUTH AFRICA
“It is never the earth that gives its gift to the rain, but the rain that gives its gift to the earth.” CONGO
“The water is filling the riverbed; the catfish rejoice.” MALAWI
“Only the rich complain when it rains.” ZAMBIA
“He who is thirsty goes to the river.” KENYA
“Roof water can fill the water pot.” NIGERIA
“Lament if it rains, lament if it doesn't.” NORTH AFRICA
“Water does not forget the riverbed.” MALAWI
“Do not empty your water container at the sight of a mirage.” NORTH AFRICA
“Where there is rain, people do not die.” KENYA
“Water cannot burn.” GHANA
“Rain is medicine for the day.” KENYA
“Do not take water from a well and pour it into the river.” TANZANIA
“Rain is a gate.” TANZANIA
“Rain is life.” KENYA
“Do not depend on a well from far away.” BOTSWANA
“What dries in the sun revives in the rain.” UGANDA
“The fool is thirsty in the midst of water.” ETHIOPIA
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PROVERBS ON PEACE & WAR
PROVERBS ON THE ENVIRONMENT
PROVERBS ON RELIGION & THE SACRED
PROVERBS ON LIFE
PROVERBS ON LEADERSHIP
PROVERBS ON CHILDREN & PARENTING