River Quote by Alan Orloff

And he misses her Like a wind starved sail He sits knowing what direction to go But the current keeps pulling him Down river.

— Rumi

Thought is the wind and knowledge the sail.

— David Hare

You would make a ship sail against the winds and currents by lighting a bon-fire under her deck? I have no time for such…

— Napoleon On Robert Fulton's Steamship

“Thing about boats is, you can always sell them if you don't like them. Can't sell kids.”

— Lin Pardey

Sailing is necessary, living is not necessary.

— Fernando Pessoa

The wind was too strong to wind the sail.

— Nikhil Saluja

“ships sails in many directions, but it is the same wind responsible to their destinations.”

— Yuddandisivasubramanyam

Ships are safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for. So set sail on the stormy sea of love. You're going to…

— Dan Millman

Life's like sailing. You better enjoy the journey instead of just waiting to reach the destination.

— Anonymous

Aside from what it teaches you, there is simply the indescribable degree of peace that can be achieved on a sailing vessel at sea.…

— Billy Campbell

Hoist up sail while gale doth last, Tide and wind stay no man's pleasure.

— Robert Southwell

A sailing ship is no democracy; you don't caucus a crew as to where you'll go anymore than you inquire when they'd like to…

— Sterling Hayden

Those who want to row on the ocean of human knowledge do not get far, and the storm drives those out of their course…

— Franz Grillparzer

The goal is not to sail the boat, but rather to help the boat sail herself.

— John Rousmaniere

Night and day the river flows. If time is the mind of space, the River is the soul of the desert. Brave boatmen come,…

— Edward Abbey