“Oxus, forgetting the bright speed he had In his high mountain cradle in Pamere, A foiled circuitous wanderertill at last The longed-for dash of waves is heard, and wide His luminous home of waters opens, bright And tranquil, from whose floor the new-bathed stars Emerge, and shine upon the Aral Sea.” HomeLastsStarsWaterForgetHeardSeaMountainShiningWaveWideSpeedCradleLuminousTranquil Author:Matthew Arnold
“[Concerning the Water Ouzel, now called American Dipper:] In a general way his music is that of the streams refined and spiritualized. The deep booming notes of the falls are in it, the trills of rapids, the gurgling of margin eddies, the low whispering of level reaches, and the sweet tinkle of separate drops oozing from the ends of mosses and falling into tranquil pools.” WayEndsFallWaterLevelsSweetMusic IsLowsNotesStreamsPoolRapidsMarginsRefinedWhisperingTranquilMossTrill Author:John Muir
“Words, like tranquil waters behind a dam, can become reckless and uncontrollable torrents of destruction when released without caution and wisdom.” WaterBehindsDestructionCautionRecklessTranquilDamsUncontrollable Book:Thoughts of a Christian Optimist: The Words of William Arthur Ward Source: Thoughts of a Christian Optimist: The Words of William Arthur Ward