Fresh Water Load

Famous quotes containing the words fresh, water and/or load:

“These cheeks were wont more fresh and fair to be;
But now, what once made me so much admired
Is least regarded, and of none desired.’”
—J.C. (fl. C. 1595)

“Ice is an interesting subject for contemplation. They told me that they had some in the ice-houses at Fresh Pond five years old which was as good as ever. Why is it that a bucket of water soon becomes putrid, but frozen remains sweet forever? It is commonly said that this is the difference between the affections and the intellect.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

“Tobacco and opium have broad backs, and will cheerfully carry the load of armies, if you choose to make them pay high for such joy as they give and such harm as they do.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)