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You could not step twice into the same rivers; for other waters are ever flowing on to you.
You could not step twice into the same rivers; for other waters are ever flowing on to you.
Water its living strength first shows,
When obstacles its course oppose.
Water its living strength first shows,
When obstacles its course oppose.
Enough shovels of earth -- a mountain. Enough pails of water -- a river.
Enough shovels of earth -- a mountain. Enough pails of water -- a river.
"How does the Water
Come down at Lodore?"
"How does the Water
Come down at Lodore?"
A Rechabite poor Will must live,
And drink of Adam's ale.
A Rechabite poor Will must live,
And drink of Adam's ale.
Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet.
Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet.
The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.
The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.
Pouring oil on troubled water.
Pouring oil on troubled water.
