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    O Lord! methought what pain it was to drown!
    What dreadful noise of waters in mine ears!
    What sights of ugly death within mine eyes!
    Methoughts I saw a thousand fearful wracks;
    A thousand men that fishes gnawed upon;
    Wedges of gold, great anchors, heaps of pearl,
    Inestimable stones, unvalued jewels,
    All scatt'red in the bottom of the sea:
    Some lay in dead men's skulls, and in the holes
    Where eyes did once inhabit, there were crept
    (As 'twere in scorn of eyes) reflecting gems,
    That wooed the slimy bottom of the deep
    And mocked the dead bones that lay scatt'red by.

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A cup of cold Adam from the next purling stream.

A cup of cold Adam from the next purling stream.

by Tom Brown Found in: Water Quotes,
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With true friends . . . even water drunk together is sweet enough.

With true friends . . . even water drunk together is sweet enough.

by Chinese Proverbs Found in: Water Quotes,
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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.

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The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.

The deeper the waters are, the more still they run.

by Korean Proverb Found in: Water Quotes,
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Don't you realize that the sea is the home of water? All water is off on a journey unless it's read more

Don't you realize that the sea is the home of water? All water is off on a journey unless it's in the sea, and it's homesick, and bound to make its way home someday

by Zora Neale Hurston Found in: Water Quotes,
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Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet.

Only a fool tests the depth of the water with both feet.

by African Proverb Found in: Water Quotes,
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'Tis a little thing
To give a cup of water; yet its draught
Of cool refreshment, drain'd read more

'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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Beware of silent dogs and still waters.

Beware of silent dogs and still waters.

by Portuguese Proverb Found in: Water Quotes,
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OCEAN, n. A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man -- who has no gills.

OCEAN, n. A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man -- who has no gills.

by Ambrose Bierce Found in: Water Quotes,
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