Fire and water are good servants but bad masters.

More proverbs about Challenge

• Well may he smell of fire whose gown burneth. A person reeking of smoke has demonstrably experienced flames, so visible consequences pr…
• It's good fishing in troubled waters. Exploiting chaos and confusion allows cunning people to gain unfair advantages over other…
• It is one thing to flourish and another to fight. Thriving requires different skills than defending oneself; prosperity and conflict demand…
• What God will, no frost can kill. Divine purpose transcends natural destruction; what's meant to survive will endure despit…
• Touch a galled horse, and he will wince. Inflicting pain on someone already wounded guarantees a sharp, defensive reaction.
• When God wills, all winds bring rain. Divine providence operates beyond human understanding; circumstances we cannot control ma…