Water is the driving force of all nature.
Truth indeed rather alleviates than hurts, and will always bear up against falsehood, as oil does above water.
The work an unknown good man has done is like a vein of water flowing hidden underground, secretly making the ground green.
I have always heard, Sancho, that doing good to base fellows is like throwing water into the sea.
From a drop of water a logician could infer the possibility of an Atlantic or a Niagara without having seen or heard of one or the other.
All good writing is swimming under water and holding your breath.
You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. Don't let yourself indulge in vain wishes.