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Check out this report released in June 2011
Carlos Fresneda of El Mundo writes in Spanish about Brock "The Water Messenger" July 2011
Check out this new report on our ag roofwater system that uses the Wonder Gutter
WATER Institute contributes to Agricultural Water Stewardship Recommendations, June 2011
Water Proverbs
A waster of water is a waster of better.
- Old Irish Adage
When you drink the water, remember the spring
Flowing water never goes bad;
our doorways never gather termites.
- Chinese Proverbs
Don't empty the water jar until the rain falls.
- Philippine proverb
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
Love is like dew that falls on both nettles and lilies.
- Swedish Proverbs
Do not bathe if there is no water.
- Shan proverb
A little rain each day will fill the rivers to overflowing.
- Proverb from Liberia
The frog does not drink up the pond in which he lives.
- American Indian Saying
If you saw what the river carried, you would never drink the water.
- Jamaican proverb
Rain does not fall on one roof alone.
- Proverb from Cameroon
Every peasant is proud of the pond in his village because from it he measures the sea.
- Russian proverb
No one can see their reflection in running water.
It is only in still water that we can see.
- Taoist proverb
Filthy water cannot be washed.
Even if you sit at the bottom of the stream, you cannot be a fish.
If there is a continual going to the well, one day there will be a smashing of the pitcher.
The stone in the water knows nothing of the hill which lies parched in the sun.
- African Proverbs
- Old Irish Adage
When you drink the water, remember the spring
Flowing water never goes bad;
our doorways never gather termites.
- Chinese Proverbs
Don't empty the water jar until the rain falls.
- Philippine proverb
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.
Love is like dew that falls on both nettles and lilies.
- Swedish Proverbs
Do not bathe if there is no water.
- Shan proverb
A little rain each day will fill the rivers to overflowing.
- Proverb from Liberia
The frog does not drink up the pond in which he lives.
- American Indian Saying
If you saw what the river carried, you would never drink the water.
- Jamaican proverb
Rain does not fall on one roof alone.
- Proverb from Cameroon
Every peasant is proud of the pond in his village because from it he measures the sea.
- Russian proverb
No one can see their reflection in running water.
It is only in still water that we can see.
- Taoist proverb
Filthy water cannot be washed.
Even if you sit at the bottom of the stream, you cannot be a fish.
If there is a continual going to the well, one day there will be a smashing of the pitcher.
The stone in the water knows nothing of the hill which lies parched in the sun.
- African Proverbs