Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet.

Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet.

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

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

Pouring oil on troubled water.

Pouring oil on troubled water.

Still waters run no mills.

Still waters run no mills.

And so never ending,
But always descending.

And so never ending,
But always descending.

I'm very fond of water:
It ever must delight
Each mother's son and daughter,--
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I'm very fond of water:
It ever must delight
Each mother's son and daughter,--
When qualified aright.

And pines with thirst amidst a sea of waves.

And pines with thirst amidst a sea of waves.

"How does the Water
Come down at Lodore?"

"How does the Water
Come down at Lodore?"

The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.

The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.