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With true friends . . . even water drunk together is sweet enough.
With true friends . . . even water drunk together is sweet enough.
The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.
The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.
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.
Pouring oil on troubled water.
Pouring oil on troubled water.
A cup of cold Adam from the next purling stream.
A cup of cold Adam from the next purling stream.
Water its living strength first shows,
When obstacles its course oppose.
Water its living strength first shows,
When obstacles its course oppose.
Water is the only drink for a wise man.
Water is the only drink for a wise man.
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.
Pure water is the best of gifts that man to man can bring,
But who am I that I read more
Pure water is the best of gifts that man to man can bring,
But who am I that I should have the best of anything?
Let princes revel at the pump, let peers with ponds make free,
Whisky, or wine, or even beer is good enough for me.
