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Water in the boat is the ruin of the boat, but water under the boat is its support.

Jalāl al-Dīn Rūmī (Maulana), Jelaluddin Rumi, Kabir Helminski, Andrew Harvey (2005). “The Rumi Collection: An Anthology of Translations of Mevlâna Jalâluddin Rumi”, p.228, Shambhala Publications
Water in the boat is the ruin of the boat, but water under the boat is its support.