Water is life's mater and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water.

Water is life's mater and matrix, mother and medium. There is no life without water.

Pouring oil on troubled water.

Pouring oil on troubled water.

The sky broke like an egg into full sunset and the water caught fire.

The sky broke like an egg into full sunset and the water caught fire.

Water which is too pure has no fish

Water which is too pure has no fish

'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.

Water is the only drink for a wise man.

Water is the only drink for a wise man.

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

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

And pines with thirst amidst a sea of waves.

And pines with thirst amidst a sea of waves.

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.