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    'Tis a little thing
    To give a cup of water; yet its draught
    Of cool refreshment, drain'd by fever'd lips,
    May give a shock of pleasure to the frame
    More exquisite than when nectarean juice
    Renews the life of joy in happiest hours.

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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.

by Bible Found in: Water Quotes,
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Water is the only drink for a wise man.

Water is the only drink for a wise man.

by Henry David Thoreau Found in: Water Quotes,
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Fire, water and government know nothing of mercy.

Fire, water and government know nothing of mercy.

by Bible Found in: Mercy Quotes, Water Quotes,
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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.

by Pamela Hansford Johnson Found in: Water Quotes,
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And so never ending,
But always descending.

And so never ending,
But always descending.

by Robert Southey Found in: Water Quotes,
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A flatterer has water in one hand and fire in the other.

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

by German Proverb Found in: Water Quotes,
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Still waters run no mills.

Still waters run no mills.

by Unknown Found in: Water Quotes,
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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.

by Lao Tzu Found in: Water Quotes,
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Stones are hollowed out by the constant dropping of water.

Stones are hollowed out by the constant dropping of water.

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