Waters Quotes

695 Waters quotes by 507 unique authors

See yonder rock from which the fountain gushes; is it less compact of adamant, though waters flow from it? Firm hearts have moister eyes. — Walter Scott
Take heede of still waters, the quick passe away. — George Herbert
But conversation, choose what theme we may, And chiefly when religion leads the way, Should flow, like waters after summer show'rs, Not as if raised… — William Cowper
And soften'd sounds along the waters die: Smooth flow the waves, the zephyrs gently play. — Alexander Pope
And the violet lay dead while the odour flew On the wings of the wind o'er the waters blue. — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
For whom all winds are quiet as the sun,/ All waters as the shore. — Algernon Charles Swinburne
When mountains and waters are painted, blue, green, and red paints are used, strange rocks and wondrous stones are used, the four jewels and the… — Dogen
Best fishing in troubled waters. — John Harington
Those who never sail stormy waters are the quickest and harshest judges of bad seamanship. — Susan Glaspell
The single most important duty of the federal government is to protect and defend our national sovereignty. There are new and disturbing reports of American… — Stephen Harper
The Fishable Waters Act shares the same intent of the Clean Water Act by proposing to fulfill goals that have not yet been met to… — Stephen Moyer
Oils of cinnamon and eucalyptus are as powerful against some microorganisms as conventional antibiotics, and are especially effective against flus. Sandalwood oil from Mysore, India,… — Robert Tisserand
Enabling people to make and receive phone calls during flight demonstrated the flexibility of a high-speed connectivity system. We allowed our guests to make calls… — Christopher Peterson
When we are thirsty, we drink the white waters of the pool, the sweetness of our mournful childhood. — Georg Trakl
Earlier lives drift by on silver soles, and the shadows of the damned descend into these sighing waters. — Georg Trakl
Morn on the waters, and purple and bright Bursts on the billows the flushing of light O'er the glad waves, like a child of the… — Unknown Author
Ideals are like stars; you will not succeed in touching them with your hands. But like the seafaring man on the desert of waters, you… — Carl Schurz
No one has the right to use America's rivers and America's Waterways, that belong to all the people. as a sewer. The banks of a… — Lyndon B. Johnson
But we have not used our waters well. Our major rivers are defiled by noxious debris. Pollutants from cities and industries kill the fish in… — Lyndon B. Johnson
A nation that fails to plan intelligently for the development and protection of its precious waters will be condemned to wither because of its shortsightedness.… — Lyndon B. Johnson
Bears are made of the same dust as we, and they breathe the same winds and drink of the same waters. A bear's days are… — John Muir
We have a right to expect that the best trained, the best educated men on the Pacific slope, the Rocky Mountains, and great plains States… — Theodore Roosevelt
One summer night, out on a flat headland, all but surrounded by the waters of the bay, the horizons were remote and distant rims on… — Rachel Carson
A strong defense is the surest way to peace. Strength makes detente attainable. Weakness invites war, as my generationmy generationknows from four very bitter experiences.… — Gerald R. Ford
Magic birds were dancing in the mystic marsh. The grass swayed with them, and the shallow waters, and the earth fluttered under them. The earth… — Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings

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