"My books are water. Those of the great geniuses are wine - everybody drinks water."
- Mark Twain (American author, b. 1835 - d. 1910)

"Husbands are awkward things to deal with; even keeping them in hot water will not make them tender."
- Mary Lorraine Buckley

"Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water."
- Swedish Proverb

"It is wise to bring some water, when one goes out to look for water.”
- Arab Proverb

Quotations: Water, Land, Agriculture, Disposition, Heart, Growth, Literature, Love, Virtue, Duty, Natural Resources

"There is in every human heart,
Some not completely barren part,
Where seeds of truth and love might grow,
And flowers of generous virtue flow;
To plant, to watch, to water there,
This be our duty, be our care.
-from Matins and Vespers: With Hymns and Occasional Devotional Pieces (1827)

- Sir John Bowring (English author, poet, political economist, and 4th governor of Hong Kong; b. 1792 - d. 1872)