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Water can do without fishes, fishes cannot do without water.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about water

Water and sun make work, water and wind make grain.

Proverbs and old sayings Sicilian about water, sun, work

Water in the mouth before eating; water in the eyes when the bill comes.

Proverbs and old sayings Tibetan about bills, water, eyes

Water for oxen, wine for kings.

Proverbs and old sayings Spanish about wine, water

Water from another man's calabash tests differently.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about tests, water, man

Water that has been begged for does not quench the thirst.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about water

Water is colourless and tasteless but you can live on it longer than eating food.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about food, water, contentment

Water does run, but blood does clod.

Proverbs and old sayings about blood, water

Water washes up everything but shame.

Proverbs and old sayings Bulgarian about shame, water

Water can wear away even the hardest rock.

Proverbs and old sayings about rocks, water

Water always finds a way out.

Proverbs and old sayings Cameroonian about water

Water spilled can never be retrieved.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about water

Water that has reached its level does not flow.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about water

Water from far away is no good for a fire close by.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about fire, fire brigade, water, good, good luck

Water thrown out is hard to put back into the container.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about water

Water and words are easy to pour but impossible to recover.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about impossible, word, water

Water does not stick to the mountain, and vengeance does not stick to a big heart.

Proverbs and old sayings Indochinese about heart, water

Water erodes slopes.

Proverbs and old sayings about water

Water ends up at the sea.

Proverbs and old sayings about end, water

Water ends up in the sea.

Proverbs and old sayings about end, water