still waters run deep

Meaning: Quiet people often have deep thoughts or strong feelings.

Language: English

Literally: (Already vivid in English)

Example: “She hardly speaks in class, but still waters run deep.”

Category: Nature

Origin: A calm river surface can hide great depth. The proverb is recorded in English from the 15th century and is traced to a Latin saying.

Equivalents in other languages

Indonesian: Air tenang menghanyutkan — literally: Still water sweeps you away

when it rains, it pours — Bad things tend to happen together.
Avoir le vent en poupe — To be doing very well; everything is going your way.
Avoir la tête dans les nuages — To be a daydreamer; out of touch with reality.
Jeter de l'huile sur le feu — To make a bad situation worse.
faire la pluie et le beau temps — Having complete control over a situation or someone's fate.
être une girouette — Being inconsistent, constantly changing opinions or allegiances.

you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours — If you help me, I will help you.
thin-skinned — Easily offended or hurt by criticism.
right-hand man — Someone's most trusted and useful helper.
use a sledgehammer to crack a nut — To use far more force than a small problem needs.
a monkey's wedding — A sunshower, when rain falls while the sun shines.
off one's trolley — Crazy or foolish.

Will without reason is blind. — Unchecked determination without rational thought leads to destructive or futile actions.
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