The sounds of water

Human nature is like water. It takes the shape of its container.― Wallace Stevens

Only a thirsty person can feel the real taste of water― Rahul Barman

The sea pronounces something, over and over, in a hoarse whisper; I cannot quite make it out― Annie Dillard

There are not enough mouths to utter all your fleeting names, O water― Wisława Szymborska

Flattery is like cologne water, to be smelt, not swallowed― Josh Billings

My books are like water; those of the great geniuses are wine. (Fortunately) everybody drinks water― Mark Twain

My fake plants died because I did not pretend to water them― Mitch Hedberg

Water is the driving force in nature. ― Leonardo da Vinci

Water, wide water, greenness and green banks,And water seen–Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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