PROVERBS ON RAIN

                                 PROVERBS ON RAIN

A curious woman is capable of turning around the rainbow just to see what is 
on the other side-Chinese
A learned man without work is a cloud without rain-Arabian
A little rain each day will fill the rivers to overflowing-Liberian 
A promise is a cloud; fulfilment is rain-Saudi Arabian 
A visit is like rainwater; you pray for it when it stays away and its a problem when 
it rains too much-Hebrew 
An old friend met in a far country is like rain after drought-Chinese 
Clouds do not always mean rain, but smoke is a sure sign of fire-African

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Clouds that thunder do not always rain-Armenian
Easterly wind and rain bring cockles here from Spain-English
From a big cloud comes little rain-Lithuanian 
Giving advice to the ignorant is like the rain falling on muddy ground-Iranian 
Happiness is like a sunbeam, which the least shadow intercepts, while adversity is 
often as the rain in the spring-Chinese 
He fled from the rain and sat down under the waterspout-Arabian 
He who marries on a rainy day will be happy for the rest of his life-French
If a dog's prayers were answered, bones would rain from the skies-German 
If it rained macaroni, what a fine time for gluttons!-Italian 
If it rains on the pastor it drops on the vicar-French 
If it were ever to rain soup, the poor would only have forks-Brazilian 
If rain bothers you, you can always jump into the sea-Chinese 
It is never the earth that gives to gift to the rain, but the rain that gives its 
gift to the earth- Congo
It never rains on your neighbors without you getting your feet wet-Chinese 
It will rain seventy times before a buffalo’s horns will be wet-Indian (Tamil)
It will rain seventy times before a buffalo’s horns will be wet-Indian (Tamil)
It rained on the mountaintop, but it was the valley below that got flooded-African 
Lament if it rains, lament if it doesn’t-North Africa
Life is like this: sometimes sun, sometimes rain-Fijian 
Morning rain and women's tears dry as fast as each other-Czech 
Not every cloud brings rain-Kurdish 
No rain without clouds-Vietnamese 
On a rainy day many offer to water the chickens-Armenian 
Only the rich complain when it rains-Zambia
Rain before seven; clear before eleven-English 
Rain does not fall during the dry season-Uganda
Rain does not fall on one roof alone-Cameroonian 
Rain does not stay in the sky-Finnish 
Rain does not stay in the sky-Scandinavian
Rain is a beautifier as well as a destroyer-South Africa
Rain is gate-Tanzania
Rain is life-Kenya
Rain is medicine for the day-Kenya
Sunshine without rain makes a desert-Arabian 
The drowning man is not troubled by rain-Iranian 
The farmer hopes for rain, the walker hopes for sunshine, and the gods hesitate-Chinese 
The frog knows more about the rain than the calendar-Creole 
The plant God favours will grow even without rain-African. 
The rain follows after the forest-American 
The sluggard, like the peacock, is afraid of rain-Karanese
Thunder clouds do not always give rain-Armenian 
Though God is almighty, he doesn't send rain from a clear sky-Afghan
What dries in the sun revive in the rain-Uganda
When it rains, it pours-English 
Where there is rain, people do not die-Kenya
Whoever has only one garment does not wash it when it rains-African