Iron may break gold, but water remains whole.
—Ge Hong, c. 300
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Water astonishing and difficult altogether makes a meadow and a stroke.
—Gertrude Stein, 1914The United States has virtually set up an empire on impounded and redistributed water.
—Charles P. Berkey, 1946Water is the first principle of everything.
—Thales of Miletus, c. 600 BC