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Water is the only drink for a wise man.
Water is the only drink for a wise man.
If you wish to drown, do not torture yourself with shallow water.
If you wish to drown, do not torture yourself with shallow water.
There is no small pleasure in sweet water.
[Lat., Est in aqua dulci non invidiosa voluptas.]
There is no small pleasure in sweet water.
[Lat., Est in aqua dulci non invidiosa voluptas.]
The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.
The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.
The cure for anything is salt water -- sweat, tears, or the sea.
The cure for anything is salt water -- sweat, tears, or the sea.
I have drunk deep of the waters of my ancestors.
I have drunk deep of the waters of my ancestors.
A flatterer has water in one hand and fire in the other.
A flatterer has water in one hand and fire in the other.
How dear to this heart are the scenes of my childhood,
When fond recollection presents them to view.
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How dear to this heart are the scenes of my childhood,
When fond recollection presents them to view.
. . . .
The old oaken bucket, the iron-bound bucket,
The moss-covered bucket, which hung in the well.
Pouring oil on troubled water.
Pouring oil on troubled water.
