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“Just because the tide is out, doesn't mean there is less water in the ocean.”

Mean Wisdom Water Wise Ocean Clever Tides

Author:Seth Godin

“Those who have no mental vigilance, Though they may hear the teachings, ponder them or meditate, With minds like water seeping from a leaking jug, Their learning will not settle in their memories.”

Mind May Wisdom Water Memories Teaching Settling Pondering Vigilance Jugs

Author:Shantideva

“The Way is basically perfect. It doesn't require perfecting. The Way has no form or sound. It's subtle and hard to perceive. It's like when you drink water: you know how hot or cold it is, but you can't tell others.”

Knows Way Hard Wisdom Form Sound Water Perfect Know How Cold Drink Perfection Hot Perceive Subtle Drink Water

Book:The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma

Source: The Zen Teaching of Bodhidharma

“Botha swimmer and a drowned man are in the water; the latter is borne by the water and controlled by it, while the swimmer is borne along by his own power and of his own volition. Every movement made by the drowned man - indeed, every act and word that issue from him - comes from the water, not from him... The saints are like this. They have died before death.”

Men Made Wisdom Water Issues Movement Died Saint Islamic Latter Controlled Swimmer Volition Before Death

Author:Rumi

“Few and precious are the words which the lips of Wisdom utter: To what shall their rarity be likened? What prices shall count their worth? Perfect, and much to be desired, and giving joy with riches, No lovely thing on earth can picture their fair beauty. They be chance pearls, flung among the rocks by the sullen waters of Oblivion.”

Giving Wisdom Earth Joy Water Chance Perfect Rocks Fairs Lips Riches Lovely Pearls Oblivion Sullen Rarity Lovely Things

Book:Proverbial philosophy: a book of thoughts and arguments, originally treated

Source: Proverbial philosophy: a book of thoughts and arguments, originally treated

“This was my prayer: an adequate portion of land with a garden and a spring of water and a small wood to complete the picture.”

Wisdom Politics Water Prayer Economy Land Spring Garden Woods Liberalism Portions Adequate

Author:Horace

“We want to create a sort of linguistic Lourdes, where evil and misfortune are dispelled by a dip in the waters of euphemism”

Want Wisdom Evil Water Australia Misfortunes Dip Euphemism Lourdes

Author:Robert Hughes