"I cannot give my advice and consent to someone who says that he is an empty vessel."

We didn't say much; at a time like this, words were empty vessels.

Like pouring water into an empty vessel, he told her more.

She was an empty vessel, waiting to be filled by his orders.

A big empty vessel, stuffed with messages and passed along.

Otherwise, it felt as if they were stepping inside an empty vessel.

"People are not empty vessels into which the media pour their values," he said.

It is a scientific fact that empty vessels make the most noise.

She is the ultimate example of the saying: the empty vessel makes the biggest sound.

Compared to those two, though, Cameron is an empty vessel.