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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.
What, man! more water glideth by the mill
That wots the miller of; and easy it is
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What, man! more water glideth by the mill
That wots the miller of; and easy it is
Of a cut loaf to steal a shive, we know:
Though Bassianus be the emperor's brother,
Better then he have worn Vulcan's badge.
It is the calm and silent water that drowns a man.
It is the calm and silent water that drowns a man.
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
The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea,
than the mighty waves of the read more
The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of many waters, yea,
than the mighty waves of the sea.
A Rechabite poor Will must live,
And drink of Adam's ale.
A Rechabite poor Will must live,
And drink of Adam's ale.
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
And so never ending,
But always descending.
And so never ending,
But always descending.
The cure for anything is salt water -- sweat, tears, or the sea.
The cure for anything is salt water -- sweat, tears, or the sea.