Water

"When the well is dry, we know the worth of water."

"Time flows away like the water in the river."

"Even the finest sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust."

"They muddy the water, to make it seem deep."

"Be like the cliff against which the waves continually break; but it stands firm and tames the fury of the water around it."

"People who treat other people as less than human must not be surprised when the bread they have cast on the waters comes floating back to them, poisoned."

"Trying to understand is like straining through muddy water. Have the patience to wait! Be still and allow the mud to settle."

"Water is the softest thing, yet it can penetrate mountains and earth. This shows clearly the principle of softness overcoming hardness."

"We can't help being thirsty, moving toward the voice of water."

"My books are water; those of the great geniuses is wine. Everybody drinks water."

"When you're testing to see how deep water is, never use two feet."

"In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is Freedom, in water there is bacteria."