A great ship asks deep water.
Good words quench more then a bucket of water.
Take heede of still waters, the quick passe away.
Who letts his wife goe to every feast, and his horse drinke at every water, shall neither have good wife nor good horse.
Whether you boyle snow or pound it, you can have but water of it.
Water, fire, and souldiers, quickly make roome. [Water, fire, and soldiers quickly make room.]
Water trotted is as good as oates.
Water a farre off quencheth not fire.
Vnder water, famine; under snow, bread.
The scalded head feares cold water.
Ships feare fire more then water. [Ships fear fire more than water.]
Let none say, I will not drinke water.