Unlike a drop of water which loses its identity when it joins the ocean, man does not lose his being in the society in which he lives. Man's life is independent. He is born not for the development of the society alone, but for the development of his self. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar
The study of mathematics is apt to commence in disappointment.... We are told that by its aid the stars are weighed and the billions of molecules in a drop of water are counted. Yet, like the ghost of Hamlet's father, this greatest science eludes the efforts of our mental weapons to grasp it. Alfred North Whitehead
We all feel a separateness; we wish that a drop of water would soften our ego; the world needs a common conscience: agreement.... we must concentrate outside ourselves. Mark Tobey
A drop of water breaks a stone. Italian Proverb
A drop of water in the eyes of the Tsar costs the country many handkerchiefs. Russian Proverb
The heart of a woman is as capricious as a drop of water on a lotus leaf. Thai Proverb