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Beware of silent dogs and still waters.
Beware of silent dogs and still waters.
Pouring oil on troubled water.
Pouring oil on troubled water.
The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.
The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.
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?
It is the calm and silent water that drowns a man.
It is the calm and silent water that drowns a man.
Water which is too pure has no fish
Water which is too pure has no fish
If you wish to drown, do not torture yourself with shallow water.
If you wish to drown, do not torture yourself with shallow water.
'Tis rushing now adown the spout,
And gushing out below,
Half frantic in its joyousness,
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'Tis rushing now adown the spout,
And gushing out below,
Half frantic in its joyousness,
And wild in eager flow.
The earth is dried and parched with heat,
And it hath long'd to be
Released from out the selfish cloud,
To cool the thirsty tree.
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.