For the sake of the rose the thorn is watered too.
You cannot turn blood into water.
Children's love is like water in a basket.
The water in which one drowns is always an ocean.
Boil the water and the scum will rise to the top.
The affection of a child is like water in a sieve.
Flowing water never gets dirty.
Water always finds a way out.
The word of a woman is as a little feather on the water.
You do not fatten pigs with pure water.
The toad likes water, but not when it's boiling.
Friendship is a plant we must often water.
Man is like a bubble of water on the ocean.
Worldly prosperity is like writing on water.
Calm water does not mean there are no crocodiles.
The river does not swell with clear water.
Spending it is like pouring water into sand.
The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.
It is only the water that is spilled; the bowl is not broken!
Beware of silent dogs and still waters.
There may be deep bottoms in still waters.