“He tried to drown his troubles but they knew how to swim.”
“If you ever know a man who tries to drown his sorrows, kindly inform him his sorrows know how to swim.”
“I tried to drown the pain away but my pain learned how to swim...”
“If you know someone who tries to drown their sorrows, you might tell them sorrows know how to swim.”
“I tried to drown my sorrows, but the bastards learned how to swim, and now I am overwhelmed by this decent and good feeling.”
“She drowned in words that could not teach her how to swim.”