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No matter how sharp your teeth are, you can't bite water.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about water, contentment

The toad that wanted to avoid the rain fell in the water.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about rain, water

A village without the elderly is like a well without water.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about water

Society is like a pot it can't carry water when its broken.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about society, water

In the absence of water lizards can claim to be crocodiles.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about water

If you want to drink clear water from a well be there first.

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

There is a good reason why natural water never runs at night.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about reason, night, water, good, good luck

Don't water your friend's garden when yours is full of weeds.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about garden, water

If you see your brother being scalped, put water on your hair.

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

Between true friends even water drunk together is sweet enough.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about water

One only realises the importance of a well when the water dries up.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about water

A genuine gift is like water when it flows out it can never return.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about gifts, water

Being a swimmer and spending time in the water does not make you a fish.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about being, fishing, time, water, contentment

A patient dually determined can fill a pot with water using a fingernail.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about water

The greatest crime in a desert is to find water and keep silent about it.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about crime, criminals, water

The water in your well can be very hot, but it will never cook your rice.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about kitchen, water

Even if you rease your clothes in very hot water you still need to dry them.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about clothes, need, water, contentment

When all the water has gone, only the largest stones will remain on the riverbed.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about water

Return to old watering holes for more than water; friends and dreams are there to meet you.

Proverbs and old sayings West African about dream, water, old, olderness, contentment

The crocodile does not die under the water so that we can call the monkey to celebrate its funeral.

Proverbs and old sayings about death, water