18 Chinese Proverbs about River
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Proverbs about River1. ![A bird can roost but on one branch, a mouse can drink not more than its fill from a river.. Chinese Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A bird can roost but on one branch, a mouse can drink not more than its fill from a river.
2. ![Do not insult the crocodile until you've crossed the river.. Chinese Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Do not insult the crocodile until you've crossed the river.
3. ![Enough shovels of earth make a mountain, enough pails of water a river.. Chinese Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Enough shovels of earth make a mountain, enough pails of water a river.
4. ![Rivers and mountains may change; human nature, never.. Chinese Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Rivers and mountains may change; human nature, never.
5. ![You must have crossed the river before you may tell the crocodile he has bad breath.. Chinese Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
You must have crossed the river before you may tell the crocodile he has bad breath.
6. ![Enough shovels of earth -- a mountain. Enough pails of water -- a river.. Chinese Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Enough shovels of earth -- a mountain. Enough pails of water -- a river.
7. ![It is no good going to the river just wanting to catch a fish; you have to take a net as well.. Chinese Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
It is no good going to the river just wanting to catch a fish; you have to take a net as well.
8. ![Quiet rivers have flowery banks.. Chinese Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Quiet rivers have flowery banks.
9. ![Though all rivers flow into it, the sea never overflows.. Chinese Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Though all rivers flow into it, the sea never overflows.
10. ![Only the man who crosses the river at night knows the value of the light of day.. Chinese Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Only the man who crosses the river at night knows the value of the light of day.
11. ![A bird cannot roost but on one branch. a mouse can drink no more than its fill from a river.. Chinese Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A bird cannot roost but on one branch. a mouse can drink no more than its fill from a river.
12. ![A buddha made of mud crossing a river cannot protect even himself.. Chinese Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
A buddha made of mud crossing a river cannot protect even himself.
13. ![It takes more than one cold day for a river to freeze three feet deep.. Chinese Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
It takes more than one cold day for a river to freeze three feet deep.
14. ![Time is like a river - it flows by and doesn't return.. Chinese Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Time is like a river - it flows by and doesn't return.
15. ![It is too late for a galloping horse to stop at a clip; it is useless for a sinking boat to be mended in the middle of a river.. Chinese Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
It is too late for a galloping horse to stop at a clip; it is useless for a sinking boat to be mended in the middle of a river.
16. ![Living at a river, one comes to know the nature of the fish therein; Dwelling by a mountain, one learns to recognize the language of the birds thereupon.. Chinese Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Living at a river, one comes to know the nature of the fish therein; Dwelling by a mountain, one learns to recognize the language of the birds thereupon.
17. ![One who walks along a river frequently cannot avoid getting his shoes wet.. Chinese Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
One who walks along a river frequently cannot avoid getting his shoes wet.
18. ![Watch the fire burn on the other side of the river.. Chinese Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Watch the fire burn on the other side of the river.
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