Creatures Quote by Joseph Conrad

A drowning man cannot be saved until he is utterly exhausted and ceases to make the slightest effort to save himself.

— Watchman Nee

One never dives into the water to save a drowning man more eagerly than when there are others present who dare not take the…

— Friedrich Nietzsche

When someone is drowning and you try to save them, they're more likely to drown you before you pull them out.

— Sherrilyn Kenyon

“Most of us believe we can spot a drowning person when we see one. But we always make the mistake of thinking that drowning…

— Chioma Nkachukwu

A sympathetic person is placed in the dilemma of a swimmer among drowning men, who all catch at him, and if he gives so…

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

When a man is drowning, it may be better for him to try to swim than to thrash around waiting for divine intervention.

— William Sloane Coffin

No drowning man can know which drop of water his last breath did stop;...

— Anonymous

I was taught that if you see a person drowning, you must jump into the water to save them, whether you can swim or…

— Irena Sendler

“Never put your have out to a drowning man. I saw that on an HV special once. If you do, they grab onto you…

— May Kauffman

Humans have discovered that they cannot stop Death, but at least they can spit in his drink.

— David Eagleman

“Quite often the dolphins save the lives of those who are drowning, and sometimes they dolphins make a mistake and try to save those…

— Louis de Bernières

A drowning man will clutch at a straw.

— Thomas More