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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.
The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.
The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.
The world turns softly
Not to spill its lakes and rivers,
The water is held in its read more
The world turns softly
Not to spill its lakes and rivers,
The water is held in its arms
And the sky is held in the water.
What is water,
That pours silver,
And can hold the sky?
Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet.
Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet.
With true friends . . . even water drunk together is sweet enough.
With true friends . . . even water drunk together is sweet enough.
The formula for water is H2O. Is the formula for an ice cube H2O squared?
The formula for water is H2O. Is the formula for an ice cube H2O squared?
I have drunk deep of the waters of my ancestors.
I have drunk deep of the waters of my ancestors.
Till taught by pain,
Men really know not what good water's worth;
If you had been in read more
Till taught by pain,
Men really know not what good water's worth;
If you had been in Turkey or in Spain,
Or with a famish'd boat's-crew had your berth,
Or in the desert heard the camel's bell,
You'd wish yourself where Truth is--in a well.
The rising world of waters dark and deep.
The rising world of waters dark and deep.
