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.. Chinese Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
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.. Chinese Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
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.. Chinese Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
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.. Chinese Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
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.. Chinese Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Words are mere bubbles of water, but deeds are drops of gold.
86. ![We know the worth of water when the well is dry.. Chinese Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
We know the worth of water when the well is dry.
87. ![Friendship between gentlemen appears indifferent but is pure like water.. Chinese Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
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.. Chinese Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
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.. Chinese Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
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.. Chinese Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Riches: a dream in the night. Fame: a gull floating on water.
91. ![The melon seller does not announce,](/img/view.gif)
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.. Chinese Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
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.. Chinese Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
You cannot fight a fire with water from far away.
94. ![Water thrown out is hard to put back into the container.. Chinese Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Water thrown out is hard to put back into the container.
95. ![Distant water won't quench your immediate thirst.. Chinese Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
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.. Chinese Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
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.. Chinese Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Dripping water can eat through a stone.
98. ![Fish cannot survive in absolutely clear water.. Chinese Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Fish cannot survive in absolutely clear water.
99. ![Fish for the moon in the water.. Chinese Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Fish for the moon in the water.
100. ![Fish in muddled water.. Chinese Proverb.](/img/view.gif)
Fish in muddled water.
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