PROVERBS ON RIVER
All rivers do their best for the sea-Czech
An unjust king is like a river without water-Arabian
As the wise man looks for a bridge the fool crosses the river-Iranian
Better be the head of a lizard than the tail of a dragon-Italian
Before God and the bus driver we are all equal-German
Cross the river among a crowd and the crocodile won't eat you-Malagasy
Do not drain the river till it dries-South Africa
Do not insult the river god while crossing the river-Chinese
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Do not take water from a well and pour it into the river-Tanzania
Don't call the alligator "big-mouth" till you have crossed the river- Creole
Follow the river and you will get to the sea-Indian
He who is thirsty goes to the river-Kenya
If man be a river, then woman will be a bridge-Arabian
If you live in the river you should make friends with the crocodile-Indian
If you live on the river, befriend the crocodile-Indian
It’s easy to throw something into the river but hard to get it out again-Indian
It's easy to throw something into the river but hard to get it out again-Indian
Listen to the sound of the river and you will get a trout-Irish
More people drown in glasses than in rivers-German
No matter how full the river, it still wants to grow-Congolese
No matter how long a log floats on the river, it will never be a crocodile-Barbara
No one tests the depth of the river with both feet-Ghanaian
No river swells without getting muddy-French
One man cut the barrage, and a thousand people fell into the river-Indian (Kashmiri)
Only when you have crossed the river can you say the crocodile has a lump on his snout-Ghanaian
Quiet rivers have flowery banks-Chinese
Sit on the bank of a river and wait: Your enemy's corpse will soon float by-Indian
Small brooks make big rivers-French
The camel and his driver -- each has his own plan-African
The man is a river, the woman a lake-Kurdish
The smaller the lizard the greater the hope of becoming a crocodile-African
The water of the river flows on without waiting for the thirsty man-Kenyan
Time is a river of passing events -- a rushing torrent-Greek
Till you are across the river, beware how you insult the mother alligator-Haitian Creole
Throw him into the river and he will come up with a fish in his mouth-Arabian
Though all rivers flow into it, the sea never overflows-Chinese
Water does not forget the riverbed-Malawi
Water only flows into rivers-Tahitian
We're many rivers from the same water-Sicilian
When the crocodile says that the river crossing is deep you must believe it-Creole
Whoever crossed the river at the fordable point, knows how deep the river is-Basque
With water make rivers, with rice make armies-Cambodian
You can make a mule cross the river but you cant make him drink the water-Creole
You can never enter the same river twice-Indian
You must have crossed the river before you may tell the crocodile he has bad breath-Chinese
