The clatter of arms drowns out the voice of law. Michel de Montaigne
Fame is like a river, that beareth up things light and swollen, and drowns things weighty and solid. Francis Bacon
The psychotic drowns in the same waters in which the mystic swims with delight. Joseph Campbell
The water in which one drowns is always an ocean. Armenian Proverb
It is the calm and silent water that drowns a man. Ghana Proverb
A river drowns the one who can swim. Kikuyu Proverb