Any water puts out fire.
More French Proverbs:
Don't teach fishes to swim.French
The word of a woman is as a little feather on the water.
French
Misfortunes come on horseback and depart on foot.
French
At the king's court every one for himself.
French
Do you wish people to think well of you? Don't speak.
French
By continually scolding someone, they in time become accustomed to it and despise your reproof.
French