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I'm very fond of water:
It ever must delight
Each mother's son and daughter,--
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I'm very fond of water:
It ever must delight
Each mother's son and daughter,--
When qualified aright.
It is the calm and silent water that drowns a man.
It is the calm and silent water that drowns a man.
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.
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.
And so never ending,
But always descending.
And so never ending,
But always descending.
Water its living strength first shows,
When obstacles its course oppose.
Water its living strength first shows,
When obstacles its course oppose.
Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet.
Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet.
A flatterer has water in one hand and fire in the other.
A flatterer has water in one hand and fire in the other.
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.
