Pouring oil on troubled water.

Pouring oil on troubled water.

With true friends . . . even water drunk together is sweet enough.

With true friends . . . even water drunk together is sweet enough.

Water its living strength first shows,
When obstacles its course oppose.

Water its living strength first shows,
When obstacles its course oppose.

I have drunk deep of the waters of my ancestors.

I have drunk deep of the waters of my ancestors.

The rising world of waters dark and deep.

The rising world of waters dark and deep.

Pure water is the best of gifts that man to man can bring,
But who am I that I read more

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.

Water is the only drink for a wise man.

Water is the only drink for a wise man.

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

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

Beware of silent dogs and still waters.

Beware of silent dogs and still waters.