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“The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates shoddiness in philosophy because it is an exalted activity will have neither good plumbing nor good philosophy: neither its pipes nor its theories will hold water.”

Philosophy Water Society Theory Activity Rain Rivers Anger Excellence Humble Tolerate Scorn Pipe Exalted Be Humble Plumber Plumbing Good Philosophy

Book:Excellence: Can We Be Equal And Excellent Too?

Source: Excellence: Can We Be Equal And Excellent Too?

“Fire hath its force abated by water, not by wind; and anger must be allayed by cold words, and not by blustering threats.”

Force Water Fire Wind Cold Anger Threat

Book:The Works of Anne Bradstreet

Source: The Works of Anne Bradstreet

“Rage is to writers what water is to fish.”

Water Anger Fishes Rage

Book:Sacred cows-- and other edibles

Source: Sacred cows-- and other edibles

“If it be you that stirs these daughters' hearts Against their father, fool me not so much To bear it tamely; touch me with noble anger, And let not women's weapons, water drops, Stain my man's cheeks.”

Ifs Men Heart Father Water Fool Bears Weapons Daughter Anger Noble Be You Cheeks Stains Touch Me Lear Drop Of Water Fool Me

Book:King Lear

Source: King Lear

“Weak men are easily put out of humor. Oil freezes quicker than water.”

Men Water Weak Anger Oil Freeze Weak Man

Author:Berthold Auerbach

“Anger is a rough water; if you can canalize it into a water mill, you can benefit from it. Anything bad can be transformed into good.”

Ifs Water Benefits Anger Rough Transformed Mills

Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan