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“OCEAN, n. A body of water occupying about two-thirds of a world made for man—who has no gills.” Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary
“How very wet this water is!” L. Frank Baum, The Marvelous Land of Oz
“The water you touch in a river is the last of that which has passed, and the first of that which is coming. Thus it is with time present. Life if well spent, is long.” Leonardo da Vinci, The Notebooks of Leonardo Da Vinci
“Therefore, just as water retains no constant shape, so in warfare there are no constant conditions.” Sun Tzu, The Art of War
“Water shapes its course according to the nature of the ground over which it flows; the soldier works out his victory in relation to the foe whom he is facing.” Sun Tzu, The Art of War
“Moving, be like water. Still, be like a mirror. Respond like an echo.” Bruce Lee, Tao of Jeet Kune Do
“I notice that people always make gigantic arrangements for bathing when they are going anywhere near the water, but that they don’t bathe much when they are there.” Jerome K. Jerome, Three Men in a Boat
“Nevertheless, blood is thicker than water, as anyone knows who has tasted both.” Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin
“Full fathom five thy father lies; Of his bones are coral made; Those are pearls that were his eyes; Nothing of him that doth fade But doth suffer a sea-change Into something rich and strange.” William Shakespeare, The Tempest
“For the moment I can think of nothing—except that I am a sentient being stabbed by the miracle of these waters that reflect a forgotten world.” Henry Miller, Tropic of Cancer

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