--- title: "1 Water Said Quotes By A. H. Septimius" description: "1 Water Said quotes by A. H. Septimius. Plus more from A. H. Septimius and more Water Said sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41a/a-h-septimius-23373_gentle-touch_throughout-the-empire-it-was-whispered-t_2895240.jpg" --- > [“Throughout the empire, it was whispered that although the husband waded through mud, the wife walked upon water. She, it was said, was graced with a gentle touch which tamed the most vicious of men.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-h-septimius/throughout-the-empire-it-was-whispered-that-although-the-husband/) [A. H. Septimius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-h-septimius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41a/a-h-septimius-23373_gentle-touch_throughout-the-empire-it-was-whispered-t_2895240.jpg) ## More by A. H. Septimius > [“He returned her gaze, yearning for sentimental solace; love which emanated from a familiar source, mattered little how bedevilling. They shared an intimate moment,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-h-septimius/he-returned-her-gaze-yearning-for-sentimental-solace-love-which/) [A. H. Septimius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-h-septimius/) > [“Above all, he loathed men who beat women; for, real men didn’t exercise their strength on frail creatures, they joined the army and put…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-h-septimius/above-all-he-loathed-men-who-beat-women-for-real-men-didn-t-exercise/) [A. H. Septimius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-h-septimius/) > [“Educated and ambitious, with their own forthright opinions, the women of the Garvey set did more to determine political direction than many councillors. Their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-h-septimius/educated-and-ambitious-with-their-own-forthright-opinions-the-women/) [A. H. Septimius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-h-septimius/) > [“The world needed gentle men to rule if the people were to live in peace, not the warmongers and conniving men she so often…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-h-septimius/the-world-needed-gentle-men-to-rule-if-the-people-were-to-live-in/) [A. H. Septimius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-h-septimius/) > [“Every man can be ensnared by beauty.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-h-septimius/every-man-can-be-ensnared-by-beauty/) [A. H. Septimius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-h-septimius/) > [“To discover what becomes of men who do not pay debts owed to Ratilla, one must visit the underworld.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-h-septimius/to-discover-what-becomes-of-men-who-do-not-pay-debts-owed-to-ratilla/) [A. H. Septimius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-h-septimius/) > [“A continent once described as the white man’s grave, can now be suitably dubbed the white man’s harem.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-h-septimius/a-continent-once-described-as-the-white-man-s-grave-can-now-be/) [A. H. Septimius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-h-septimius/) > [“What had, moments ago, appeared a dangerous gambit, now seemed an elegant coup de maître.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-h-septimius/what-had-moments-ago-appeared-a-dangerous-gambit-now-seemed-an/) [A. H. Septimius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-h-septimius/) > [“Do not try to be your father boy, it is a hopeless pursuit, particularly when you, like I, have a father of such colossal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-h-septimius/do-not-try-to-be-your-father-boy-it-is-a-hopeless-pursuit/) [A. H. Septimius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-h-septimius/) > [“I consider my wife and children in all things; yet, I must consider Amara also.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-h-septimius/i-consider-my-wife-and-children-in-all-things-yet-i-must-consider/) [A. H. Septimius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-h-septimius/) > [“Those who looked with revulsion at the oppressive might of her arms, were obliged to marvel at the egalitarian nature of her social programmes.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-h-septimius/those-who-looked-with-revulsion-at-the-oppressive-might-of-her-arms/) [A. H. Septimius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-h-septimius/) > [“If they succeed, you will not be packed off to some idyllic farm, where you can write bad poetry, we will both be executed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-h-septimius/if-they-succeed-you-will-not-be-packed-off-to-some-idyllic-farm-where/) [A. H. Septimius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-h-septimius/) > [“If a moment could transform a lifetime, much time remained to weep over its implications.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-h-septimius/if-a-moment-could-transform-a-lifetime-much-time-remained-to-weep/) [A. H. Septimius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-h-septimius/) > [“Thirty years of marriage to Erasto had taught her much, namely that men were reckless by nature, full of bluster, most incompetent, the rest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-h-septimius/thirty-years-of-marriage-to-erasto-had-taught-her-much-namely-that/) [A. H. Septimius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-h-septimius/) > [“As the map of the Great Plain was being redrawn by a young Shazarian councillor, the ageing Shylonian king interrupted mid-speech to ask him…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-h-septimius/as-the-map-of-the-great-plain-was-being-redrawn-by-a-young-shazarian/) [A. H. 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