Water Quotes

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

Water is the only drink for a wise man.

Water flows uphill towards money.
Ivan \r\n\r\nDoig

Water is the lifeblood of our bodies, our economy, our nation and our well-being
Stephen Johnson

Til taught by pain, men really know not what good water is worth.
Don Juan

The people are like water and the ruler a boat. Water can support a boat or overturn it.

Water flows from high in the mountains Water runs deep in the Earth Miraculously, water comes to us, And sustains all life.

In an age when man has forgotten his origins and is blind even to his most essential needs for survival, water along with other resources has become the victim of his indifference

The true peace of God begins at any spot a thousand miles from the nearest land

Never a ship sails out of the bayBut carries my heart as a stowaway
Roselle Mercier Montgomery

Every time we walk along a beach some ancient urge disturbs us so that we find ourselves shedding shoes and garments or scavenging among seaweed and whitened timbers like the homesick refugees of a long war

Most of us, I suppose, are a little nervous of the sea. No matter what its smiles may be, we doubt its friendship
H.M. Tomlinson

Though inland far we be, Our souls have sight of that immortal sea Which brought us hither

I find myself at the extremity of a long beach. How gladly does the spirit leap forth, and suddenly enlarge its sense of being to the full extent of the broad, blue, sunny deep! A greeting and a homage to the Sea! I descend over its margin, and dip my hand into the wave that meets me, and bathe my brow. That far-resounding roar is the Ocean's voice of welcome. His salt breath brings a blessing along with it

The sea has never been friendly to man. At most it has been the accomplice of human restlessness

He that will learn to pray, let him go to sea

Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world's great flood and runs over rocks from the basement of time. On some of the rocks are timeless raindrops. Under the rocks are the words, and some of the words are theirs. I am haunted by waters
Norman Fitzroy Maclean

Beware of silent dogs and still waters

The quality of water and the quality of life in all its infinite forms are critical parts of the overall, ongoing health of this planet of ours, not just here in the Amazon, but everywhere... The hardest part of any big project is to begin. We have begun. We are underway. We have a passion. We want to make a difference
Sir Peter Blake

We must treat water as if it were the most precious thing in the world, the most valuable natural resource. Be economical with water! Don't waste it! We still have time to do something about this problem before it is too late

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. The hard lessons of history are clear, written on the deserted sands and ruins of once proud civilizations

We in Government have begun to recognize the critical work which must be done at all levelsólocal, State and Federalóin ending the pollution of our waters

Civilization has been a permanent dialogue between human beings and water
Paolo Lugari







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