"You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. Don't let yourself indulge in vain wishes."

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"You can't cross the sea merely by standing and staring at the water. Don't let yourself indulge in vain wishes."

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"I have always heard, Sancho, that doing good to base fellows is like throwing water into the sea."

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"The sea is not rising. It hasn't risen in 50 years."

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