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.

Water is the mother of the vine,
The nurse and fountain of fecundity,
The adorner and refresher read more

Water is the mother of the vine,
The nurse and fountain of fecundity,
The adorner and refresher of the world.

A flatterer has water in one hand and fire in the other.

A flatterer has water in one hand and fire in the other.

A cup of cold Adam from the next purling stream.

A cup of cold Adam from the next purling stream.

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.

Nothing in the world is more flexible and yielding than water. Yet when it attacks the firm and the strong, read more

Nothing in the world is more flexible and yielding than water. Yet when it attacks the firm and the strong, none can withstand it, because they have no way to change it. So the flexible overcome the adamant, the yielding overcome the forceful. Everyone knows this, but no one can do it.

Water is life's mater and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water.

Water is life's mater and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water.

OCEAN, n. A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man -- who has no gills.

OCEAN, n. A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man -- who has no gills.

And pines with thirst amidst a sea of waves.

And pines with thirst amidst a sea of waves.