The highest excellence is like water. The excellence of water appears in its benefiting all things — Laozi
In an age when man has forgotten his origins and is blind even to his most essential needs for survival — Rachel Carson
You shall obtain the fruits of your mind’s desires, by focusing your consciousness on the lord’s lotus feet. — Guru Granth Sahib
We stand, as it were, on the shore, and see multitudes of our fellow beings struggling in the water — Felix Adler
Time and tide wait for no man. A pompous and self-satisfied proverb, and was true for a billion years — Mark Twain
Iron rusts from disuse; water loses its purity from stagnation … even so does inaction sap the vigour of the mind. — Leonardo da Vinci
By engaging in a delusive quest for happiness, we bring only suffering upon ourselves. — Sharon Salzberg
By labor we can find food and water, but all of our labor will not find for us another hour. — Kenneth Patton
We must also be careful to avoid ingesting toxins in the form of violent tv programs — Thich Nhat Hanh
The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground — Thomas Carlyle
The society which scorns excellence in plumbing because plumbing is a humble activity — John William Gardner
The finest workers in stone are not copper or steel tools, but the gentle touches of air and water — Henry David Thoreau