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Land (Conservation, Ecology, Legacy) - Proverb, Native American

Quotations and Proverbs: Land, Conservation, Ecology, Legacy, Natural Resources, Proverbs, Real Estate

"We do not inherit the land from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children."

- Native American Proverb

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Water (Change) - Proverb, Spanish

"From snow, whether baked or boiled, you will get nothing but water."
- Spanish Proverb

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Water (Destiny and Fate) - Proverb, Yiddish

"If a man is destined to drown, he will drown even in a spoonful of water."
- Yiddish Proverb

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Water (Fools and Foolishness) - Proverb, African

"Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet."
- African Proverb

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Water (Friends and Friendship) - Proverb, Chinese

"With true friends, even water drunk together is sweet enough."
- Chinese Proverb

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Water (Growth, Persistence) - Proverb, Chinese

"Enough shovels of earth - a mountain. Enough pails of water - a river."
- Chinese Proverb

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Water (Impatience) - Proverb, Spanish

"He expects to find water at the first stroke of the spade."
- Spanish Proverb

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