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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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I have drunk deep of the waters of my ancestors.

I have drunk deep of the waters of my ancestors.

by Larry Neal Found in: Water Quotes,
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Beware of silent dogs and still waters.

Beware of silent dogs and still waters.

by Portuguese Proverb Found in: Water Quotes,
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The formula for water is H2O. Is the formula for an ice cube H2O squared?

The formula for water is H2O. Is the formula for an ice cube H2O squared?

by Lily Tomlin 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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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.

by Heraclitus Of Ephesus Found in: Water Quotes,
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The world turns softly
Not to spill its lakes and rivers,
The water is held in its read more

The world turns softly
Not to spill its lakes and rivers,
The water is held in its arms
And the sky is held in the water.
What is water,
That pours silver,
And can hold the sky?

by Hilda Conkling Found in: Water Quotes,
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Enough shovels of earth -- a mountain. Enough pails of water -- a river.

Enough shovels of earth -- a mountain. Enough pails of water -- a river.

by Chinese Proverbs Found in: Water Quotes,
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And pines with thirst amidst a sea of waves.

And pines with thirst amidst a sea of waves.

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And so never ending,
But always descending.

And so never ending,
But always descending.

by Robert Southey Found in: Water Quotes,
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