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A flatterer has water in one hand and fire in the other.
A flatterer has water in one hand and fire in the other.
A Rechabite poor Will must live,
And drink of Adam's ale.
A Rechabite poor Will must live,
And drink of Adam's ale.
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.
And so never ending,
But always descending.
And so never ending,
But always descending.
Water is the only drink for a wise man.
Water is the only drink for a wise man.
It is the calm and silent water that drowns a man.
It is the calm and silent water that drowns a man.
The people are like water and the ruler a boat. Water can
support a boat or overturn it.
The people are like water and the ruler a boat. Water can
support a boat or overturn it.
Stones are hollowed out by the constant dropping of water.
Stones are hollowed out by the constant dropping of water.
Nothing in the world is more flexible and yielding than water. Yet when it attacks the firm and the strong, read more
Nothing in the world is more flexible and yielding than water. Yet when it attacks the firm and the strong, none can withstand it, because they have no way to change it. So the flexible overcome the adamant, the yielding overcome the forceful. Everyone knows this, but no one can do it.
