And so never ending,
But always descending.

And so never ending,
But always descending.

For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground,
which cannot be gathered up again; read more

For we must needs die, and are as water spilt on the ground,
which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any
person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not
expelled from him.

Still waters run no mills.

Still waters run no mills.

A Rechabite poor Will must live,
And drink of Adam's ale.

A Rechabite poor Will must live,
And drink of Adam's ale.

Stones are hollowed out by the constant dropping of water.

Stones are hollowed out by the constant dropping of water.

Enough shovels of earth -- a mountain. Enough pails of water -- a river.

Enough shovels of earth -- a mountain. Enough pails of water -- a river.

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

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

If you wish to drown, do not torture yourself with shallow water.

If you wish to drown, do not torture yourself with shallow water.

And pines with thirst amidst a sea of waves.

And pines with thirst amidst a sea of waves.