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The marsh, to him who enters it in a receptive mood, holds, besides mosquitoes and stagnation, melody, the mystery of unknown waters, and the sweetness… — William Beebe
To live by a large river is to be kept in the heart of things. — John Haines
Any party which takes credit for the rain must not be surprised if its opponents blame it for the drought. — Dwight Morrow
Water, whether still or in motion, has so great an attraction for the lover of nature, that the most beautiful landscape seems scarcely complete without… — Unknown Author
the mighty main sea is the begetter of clouds and winds and rivers. — Unknown Author
In their efforts to provide a sufficiency of water where there was not one, men have resorted to every expedient from prayer to dynamite. The… — Unknown Author
The wise man of Miletus thus declared the first of things is water — John Stuart Blackie
Water helped ancient man learn those first lessons about the rights of others and responsibility to a larger society.... It became part of the moral… — Unknown Author
We have the ability to provide clean water for every man, woman and child on the Earth. What has been lacking is the collective will… — Jean-Michel Cousteau
Clean water, the essence of life and a birthright for everyone, must become available to all people now. — Jean-Michel Cousteau
We need a new global culture that finds the existence of millions of thirsty people thoroughly and immediately unacceptable. — Jean-Michel Cousteau
In order to reflect, think and plan, you must quiet yourself. You can't see your reflection in churning waters. Water must be still to see… — Unknown Author
Water is the blood in our veins. — Levi Eshkol
We are a water-drinking people, and we are allowing every brook to be defiled. — George Bird Grinnell
Clean water is not an expenditure of Federal funds; clean water is an investment in the future of our country. — Unknown Author
Water from a fountain quenches the excessive heat which would destroy this life. Thus water can be called the only everlasting source of continuous being. — Unknown Author
Irrigation of the land with seawater desalinated by fusion power is ancient. It's called rain. — Unknown Author
Rivers are inherently interesting. They mold landscapes, create fertile deltas, provide trade routes, a source for food and water; a place to wash and play;… — Unknown Author
Is it not grotesque when the representatives of an antiquated myth-sorcery, who believes in trinity, angels, devils, hell, virgin-birth, bodily Ascension, making of water into… — Karlheinz Deschner
I have never seen a river that I could not love. Moving water... has a fascinating vitality. It has power and grace and associations. It… — Roderick Haig-Brown
The underlying attraction of the movement of water and sand is biological. If we look more deeply we can see it as the basis of… — Geoffrey Jellicoe
Some think that even the ancients who lived long before the present generation, and first framed accounts of the Gods, had a similar view of… — Mary Hunter Austin
I am sure it is a great mistake always to know enough to go in when it rains. One may keep snug and dry by… — Unknown Author
For keenest enjoyment, I visit when the dew is on them, or in cloudy weather, or when the rain is falling: and I must be… — David Fairchild
Of the first philosophers, then, most thought the principles which were of the nature of matter were the only principles of all things. That of… — Mary Hunter Austin

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