If a pulpit is so weak that the wave of religious zeal on the part of the laity submerges it, then let it go under.
"Around The Tea-Table"
T. De Witt Talmage
The surface, indeed, is so flat and uniform, that the tide, which rises only nine or ten feet in the gulph of Pe-tche-lee, flows to the distance of thirty miles beyond Tien-sing, or one hundred and ten miles from the mouth of the river; and it frequently submerges the whole country, notwithstanding the great pains bestowed by the inhabitants in raising and keeping in order artificial banks.
"Travels in China, Containing Descriptions, Observations, and Comparisons, Made and Collected in the Course of a Short Residence at the Imperial Palace of Yuen-Min-Yuen, and on a Subsequent Journey through the Country from Pekin to Canton"
John Barrow
An empty bottle, as every one knows, will float on the surface, but submerges as soon as it is filled with water.
"Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights"
Kelly Miller