You don't miss the water till the well runs dry

Meaning: We overlook what sustains us until deprivation forces us to recognize its true value.

Origin: English proverb.

More proverbs about Wisdom

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• Absence cools moderate passions, and inflames violent ones. — Distance fades mild affections but makes intense ones burn all the hotter.
• The absent are always at fault. — Those not present to defend themselves get the blame.
• Give neither advice nor salt until you are asked for it. — Offer advice only when it's asked for; unsolicited counsel is rarely welcome.
• What every one asks, what every one gives, but what very few take--advice. — Everyone seeks and gives advice, yet almost no one actually follows it.
• Two of a trade seldom agree. — Rivals in the same business rarely agree; competition breeds friction between them.

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