I am strong enough to smash ships, but I fear the Sun. What am I?

Answer: Ice.

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I am the beginning of sorrow and the end of sickness. You cannot express happiness without me, yet I am in the midst of crosses. I am always in risk, yet never in danger. You may find me in the sun, but I am never out of darkness. What am I?
I am the ruler of shovels, I have a double. I am as thin as a knife, I have a wife. What am I?
I build up castles. I tear down mountains. I make some men blind, I help others to see. What am I?
I can be long, or I can be short. I can be grown, and I can be bought. I can be painted, or left bare. I can be round, or square. What am I?
I can be short and sometimes hot. When displayed, I rarely impress. What am I?
I can come in a can, I can come as a punch, I can come as a win, You can eat me for lunch. What am I?
I can sizzle like bacon, I am made with an egg, I have plenty of backbone, but lack a good leg, I peel layers like onions, but still remain whole, I can be long, like a flagpole, yet fit in a hole. What am I?
I come in a cone but I am not food; I will be skewed if you screw with my hue; I come by the millions but you can probably only name a few. What am I?
I don't have eyes, but once I did see. Once I had thoughts, but now I'm white and empty. What am I?
I have a little house in which I live all alone. It has no doors or windows, and if I want to go out I must break through the wall. What am I?
I have legs but walk not, a strong back but work not. Two good arms but reach not. A seat but sit and tarry not.
I have many feathers to help me fly. I have a body and head, but I'm not alive. It is your strength which determines how far I go. You can hold me in your hand, but I'm never thrown. What am I?