907 Proverbs about Water / Page 5
81.
A wise man is able to adapt to the surprises of life as water to the decanter it is poured in.82.
The wise adapt themselves to circumstances, as water moulds itself to the pitcher.83.
Once you pour the water out of the bucket it's hard to get it back in it.84.
Distant water won't help to put out a fire close at hand.85.
Words are mere bubbles of water, but deeds are drops of gold.86.
We know the worth of water when the well is dry.87.
Friendship between gentlemen appears indifferent but is pure like water.88.
The wise man shapes himself to circumstances as water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it.89.
Riches: a dream in the night. Fame: a gull floating on water.90.
Riches: a dream in the night. Fame: a gull floating on water.91.
The melon seller does not announce, "Bitter melons." Distant water does not put out a nearby fire.92.
The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water, but to walk on the earth.93.
You cannot fight a fire with water from far away.94.
Water thrown out is hard to put back into the container.95.
Distant water won't quench your immediate thirst.96.
A dragon will be teased by a shrimp in a shoal water; a tiger will be bullied by a dog on a treeless plain.97.
Dripping water can eat through a stone.98.
Fish cannot survive in absolutely clear water.99.
Fish for the moon in the water.100.
Fish in muddled water.Quotes related to Water by Power Quotations