Quotes
Quotes about Water
What, man! more water glideth by the mill That wots the miller of; and easy it is Of a cut loaf to steal a shive, we know: Though Bassianus be the emperor's brother, Better then he have worn Vulcan's badge.
O Lord! methought what pain it was to drown! What dreadful noise of waters in mine ears! What sights of ugly death within mine eyes! Methoughts I saw a thousand fearful wracks; A thousand men that fishes gnawed upon; Wedges of gold, great anchors, heaps of pearl, Inestimable stones, unvalued jewels, All scatt'red in the bottom of the sea: Some lay in dead men's skulls, and in the holes Where eyes did once inhabit, there were crept (As 'twere in scorn of eyes) reflecting gems, That wooed the slimy bottom of the deep And mocked the dead bones that lay scatt'red by.
The people are like water and the ruler a boat. Water can support a boat or overturn it.
"How does the Water Come down at Lodore?"
'Tis a little thing To give a cup of water; yet its draught Of cool refreshment, drain'd by fever'd lips, May give a shock of pleasure to the frame More exquisite than when nectarean juice Renews the life of joy in happiest hours.
The cure for anything is salt waterâ sweat, tears, or the sea.
Enough shovels of earthâa mountain. Enough pails of waterâa river.
You could not step twice into the same rivers; for other waters are ever flowing on to you.
If you wish to drown, do not torture yourself with shallow water.
Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet.
The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.
With true friends . . . even water drunk together is sweet enough.
I have drunk deep of the waters of my ancestors.
It is the calm and silent water that drowns a man.
Let yourself be open and life will be easier. A spoon of salt in a glass of water makes the water undrinkable. A spoon of salt in a lake is almost unnoticed.
Beware of silent dogs and still waters.
OCEAN, n. A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for manâwho has no gills.
The formula for water is H2O. Is the formula for an ice cube H2O squared?
A flatterer has water in one hand and fire in the other.
Mental stains can not be removed by time, nor washed away by any waters. [Lat., Animi labes nec diuturnitate vanescere nec omnibus ullis elui potest.]
Bless the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty. Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretches out the heavens like a curtain: Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind: Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire: Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.
The wind, the wandering wind Of the golden summer eyes-- Whence is the thrilling magic Of its tunes amongst the leaves? Oh, is it from the waters, Or from the long, tall grass? Or is it from the hollow rocks Through which its breathings pass?
Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach's sake and thine often infirmities.
Few things surpass old wine; and they may preach Who please, the more because they preach in vain,-- Let us have wine and women, mirth and laughter, Sermons and soda-water the day after.
The conscious water saw its God and blushed. - Richard Crashaw,
