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:
- Every miller draws water to his own mill
- To draw water in a sieve
- A little fire is quickly trodden out
- Fools grow without watering
- You can take a horse to the water but you cannot make him drink
- Little chips light great fires
- To fish in troubled waters
- One fire drives out another
- The mill cannot grind with the water that is past
- Follow the river and you'll get to the sea
- There is no fire without smoke
- To build a fire under oneself
- As welcome as water in one's shoes
- A burnt child dreads the fire
- There is no smoke without fire