“[Martin] Luther did not regard the water in baptism as common water, but as a water which had become, through the Word with its inherent divine power, a gracious water of life, a washing of regeneration. Through this divine efficacy of the Word the sacrament effects regeneration.” WaterCommonEffectsDivineRegardInherentSacramentsLutherGraciousWashingBaptismRegenerationEfficacyDivine PowerWater Of Life Author:Louis Berkhof
“Buying phosphate-free soap allows you to say, 'My detergent doesn't have the harsh chemicals others do.' The question is, how are you washing with it? The very worst thing for the Earth about detergent is that we heat water to use it.” UseEarthWaterWorstHeatBuyingChemicalsHarshWorst ThingsSoapWashing Author:Daniel Goleman
“I have observed, on board a steamer, how men and women easily give way to their instinct for flirtation, because water has the power of washing away our sense of responsibility, and those who on land resemble the oak in their firmness behave like floating seaweed when on the sea.” MenWayGivingWaterResponsibilitySeaLandMen And WomenInstinctBehaveBoardsFloatingWashingOaksFirmnessSense Of ResponsibilityFlirtationSeaweedWashing Away Book:Letters to a Friend Source: Letters to a Friend
“Anti-alcoholics are unfortunates in the grip of water, that terrible poison, so corrosive that out of all substances it has been chosen for washing and scouring, and a drop of water added to a clear liquid like Absinthe, muddles it.” Has BeensWaterClearFoodTerribleCookingChosenSubstancePoisonCulinaryAlcoholicsWashingLiquidDrop Of WaterMuddleAbsinthe Author:Alfred Jarry
“No matter how you have searched, there will always be one teaspoon left at the bottom of the washing-up water.” MatterLeftWaterBottomWashingTeaspoons Book:The Bandsman's Daughter: An Autobiography Source: The Bandsman's Daughter: An Autobiography
“Besides, the sense of safety offered by bottled water is a mirage. It turns out that breathing, not drinking, constitutes our main route of exposure to volatile pollutants in tap water, such as solvents, pesticides, and byproducts of water chlorination. As soon as the toilet is flushed or the faucet turned on-or the bathtub, the shower, the humidifier, the washing machine-these contaminants leave the water and enter the air. A recent study shows that the most efficient way of exposing yourself to chemical contaminants in tap water is to turn on a dishwasher.” WayShowsTurnsWaterStudyAirMachinesSafetyDrinkingEnvironmentalBreathingChemicalsEfficientShowersRoutesExposureToiletsTurn-onWashingExposingMiragesBathtubsPesticidesDishwashersWashing MachinesBottled WaterTap WaterExposing Yourself Author:Sandra Steingraber
“If there is anything worse than the aching tedium of staring out of car windows, it is the irritation of getting tickets, packing, finding trains, lying in bouncing berths, washing without water, digging out passports, and fighting through customs. To live in Carlsbad is seemly and to loaf at San Remo healing to the soul, but to get from Carlsbad to San Remo is of the devil.” IfsSoulLyingFightingWaterHealingCarFindingsDevilWindowTrainStaringCustomsTicketsWashingDiggingPassportsIrritationPackingTediumFighting Through Book:Dodsworth Source: Dodsworth