We never know the value of water till the well is dry
Мы никогда не знаем насколько ценна вода, пока не высохнет колодец.
Цену вещи узнаешь, когда потеряешь. Что имеем, не храним, потерявши, плачем.
Другие пословицы:
- To pour water into a sieve
- Better a little fire to warm us, than a great one to burn us
- Salt water and absence wash away love
- Follow the river and you'll get to the sea
- To pull the chestnuts out of the fire for somebody
- Soft fire makes sweet malt
- A great ship asks deep waters
- There is no smoke without fire
- To fish in troubled waters
- The scalded dog fears cold water
- A little fire is quickly trodden out
- To go through fire and water (through thick and thin)
- He will never set the Thames on fire
- To build a fire under oneself
- Too much water drowned the miller