Driven Quote by Anonymous

Misery is the River of the World

— Tom Waits

Why does everybody throw every troublesome thing into the river?

— Kristin Cashore

One takes what the river offers, both good and bad. The joy of living by running water far outweighs the sorrow.

— Anonymous

“Even the early droplets of selfish decisions suggest a direction. Then the little inflecting rivulets come, merging into small brooks and soon into larger…

— Neal A. Maxwell

In a troubled state we must do as in foul weather upon a river, not think to cut directly through, for the boat may…

— John Selden

Persistence leads the way of success. A river cuts through rock not due to its power but because of its persistence.

— Dr Anil Kumar Sinha

Real misery cuts off all paths to itself.

— Iris Murdoch

There are many different rivers that lead into despair: there's poverty; there's political repression; there's gender apartheid - there's a sense of culture loss;…

— Lawrence Wright

The happiness of the drop is to die in the river.

— Anonymous

The drop grows happy by losing itself in the river.

— Mirza Asadullah Khan Ghalib

If the river has a soul, it's a peaceful one. If it has a lesson to impart, that lesson is patience. There will be…

— Therese Anne Fowler

As rivers, when they overflow, drown those grounds, and ruin those husbandmen, which, whilst they flowed calmly betwixt their banks, they fertilized and enriched;…

— Robert Boyle