Fortune is like glass – the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken. ~Publilius Syrus

When you’re thirsty and it seems that you could drink the entire ocean, that’s faith; when you start to drink and finish only a glass or two, that’s science. ~Anton Chekhov

One glass of water doesn’t equal another. One may just appease the thirst, the other you may enjoy thoroughly. In Japan, people know about this difference. ~Jil Sander