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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.
Pouring oil on troubled water.
Pouring oil on troubled water.
 There is no small pleasure in sweet water.
 [Lat., Est in aqua dulci non invidiosa voluptas.]  
 There is no small pleasure in sweet water.
 [Lat., Est in aqua dulci non invidiosa voluptas.] 
A cup of cold Adam from the next purling stream.
A cup of cold Adam from the next purling stream.
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.
The sky broke like an egg into full sunset and the water caught fire.
The sky broke like an egg into full sunset and the water caught fire.
 Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginnings of my 
strength, the excellency of dignity, and the read more 
 Reuben, thou art my firstborn, my might, and the beginnings of my 
strength, the excellency of dignity, and the excellency of power:
 Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel; because thou wentest up 
to thy father's bed; then defiledst thou it: he went up to my 
couch. 
Don't you realize that the sea is the home of water? All water is off on a journey unless it's read more
Don't you realize that the sea is the home of water? All water is off on a journey unless it's in the sea, and it's homesick, and bound to make its way home someday
Fire, water and government know nothing of mercy.
Fire, water and government know nothing of mercy.