“Wealth is like sea-water; the more we drink, the thirstier we become; and the same is true of fame.”
Arthur Schopenhauer
“The tired and thirsty prospector threw himself down at the edge of the watering hole and started to drink. But then he looked around and saw skulls and bones everywhere. "Uh-oh," he thought. "This watering hole is reserved for skeletons."”
Jack Handy
“You may observe the thirty fasts, and say the five prayers each day, but 'Satan' can undo them. Says Nanak, you will have to walk on the Path of Death, so why do you bother to collect wealth and property?”
Sri Guru Granth Sahib
“When you're thirsty it's too late to think about digging a well”
Japanese Proverb
“I am the vessel. The draft is God's. And God is the thirsty one.”
Dag Hammarskjold
“Look at you, you madman! Screaming you are thirsty and dying in a desert, when all around you there is nothing but water!”
Kabir
“Dig your well before you're thirsty”
Proverb