All know that the drop merges into the ocean but few know that the ocean merges into the drop.

The old pond, ah! A frog jumps in: The water's sound.

Water, thou hast no taste, no color, no odor; canst not be defined, art relished while ever mysterious. Not necessary to life, but rather life itself, thou fillest us with a gratification that exceeds the delight of the senses.

My life is like water that has passed the mill; it turns no wheel.

A drowning man will catch at a straw.

Vast is the mighty ocean, but drops have made it vast.

God brings men into deep waters, not to drown them, but to cleanse them.

Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink.

We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.

He who has access to the fountain does not go to the water-pot.