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    Pure water is the best of gifts that man to man can bring,
    But who am I that I should have the best of anything?
    Let princes revel at the pump, let peers with ponds make free,
    Whisky, or wine, or even beer is good enough for me.

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Water is life's mater and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water.

Water is life's mater and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water.

by Albert Szent-gyorgyi Found in: Water Quotes,
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The cure for anything is salt water -- sweat, tears, or the sea.

The cure for anything is salt water -- sweat, tears, or the sea.

by Isak Dinesen Found in: Water Quotes,
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If you wish to drown, do not torture yourself with shallow water.

If you wish to drown, do not torture yourself with shallow water.

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Let yourself be open and life will be easier. A spoon of salt in a glass of water makes the read more

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.

by Buddha Found in: Water Quotes,
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The people are like water and the ruler a boat. Water can
support a boat or overturn it.

The people are like water and the ruler a boat. Water can
support a boat or overturn it.

by William Shakespeare Found in: Water Quotes,
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OCEAN, n. A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man -- who has no gills.

OCEAN, n. A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man -- who has no gills.

by Ambrose Bierce Found in: Water Quotes,
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In an age when man has forgotten his origins and is blind even to his most essential needs for survival, read more

In an age when man has forgotten his origins and is blind even to his most essential needs for survival, water along with other resources has become the victim of his indifference

by Rachel Carson Found in: Water Quotes,
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With true friends . . . even water drunk together is sweet enough.

With true friends . . . even water drunk together is sweet enough.

by Chinese Proverbs Found in: Water Quotes,
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A cup of cold Adam from the next purling stream.

A cup of cold Adam from the next purling stream.

by Tom Brown Found in: Water Quotes,
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