“The natives of British Columbia live largely upon the fish which abound in their seas and rivers. If the fish do not come in due season, and the Indians are hungry, A Nootka wizard will make an image of a swimming fish and put it into the water in the direction from which the fish generally appear. This ceremony, accompanied by a prayer to the fish to come, will cause them to arrive at once.” IfsCausesWaterPrayerSeaRiversSeasonsFishesBritishDuesHungrySwimmingCeremonyWizardsColumbiaBritish Columbia Author:James G. Frazer
“Our ancestors, when about to build a town or an army post, sacrificed some of the cattle that were wont to feed on the site proposed and examined their livers. If the livers of the first victims were dark-coloured or abnormal, they sacrificed others, to see whether the fault was due to disease or their food. They never began to build defensive works in a place until after they had made many such trials and satisfied themselves that good water and food had made the liver sound and firm, healthfulness being their chief object.” IfsFirstsMadeSoundWaterDarkObjectsDiseaseArmyTownsVictimFaultsDuesTrialsSatisfiedChiefsPostsFirmAncestorSiteCattleLiverAbnormal Author:Marcus Vitruvius Pollio
“If a writer knows enough about what he is writing about, he may omit things that he knows. The dignity of movement of an iceberg is due to only one ninth of it being above water.” IfsKnowsWritingMayEnoughWaterMovementDignityDuesComebackIceberg Author:Ernest Hemingway
“If honesty was like water that people couldn't live without it, the world which became heavier due to the endless lies would be just light like a feather!” PeopleIfsWorldLightWould BeLyingWaterHonestyDuesEndlessFeathers Author:Mehmet Murat Ildan