--- title: "2 Annamayya Quotes" description: "Tallapaka Annamacharya, also known as Annamayya, was a Telugu composer and Hindu saint. Born in Thallapaka, he composed devotional songs known as saṁkīr..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db2/annamayya-97644_quote_tell-him-this-one-thing-distant-rivers-a_127074.jpg" --- # Annamayya **2** quotes in **3** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Tallapaka Annamacharya, also known as Annamayya, was a Telugu composer and Hindu saint. Born in Thallapaka, he composed devotional songs known as saṁkīrtanas in praise of Venkateswara, a form of Vishnu. Annamacharya is widely regarded as one of the earliest known composers to systematically use the ## Quotes by Annamayya > [“Tell him this one thing. Distant rivers always reach the sea. Being far is just like being near. Would I think of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annamayya/tell-him-this-one-thing-distant-rivers-always-reach-the-sea-being-far/) Annamayya [Distance friendship](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/distance-friendship/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db2/annamayya-97644_quote_tell-him-this-one-thing-distant-rivers-a_127074.jpg) > [“You say you want to bathe when the waves subside. Is there an end to the endless mind? You say,“Let me quench…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annamayya/you-say-you-want-to-bathe-when-the-waves-subside-is-there-an-end-to/) Annamayya [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/798/annamayya-97644_psychology_you-say-you-want-to-bathe-when-the-waves_155007.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annamayya/#itemlist", "name": "Annamayya Quotes", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Tell him this one thing. Distant rivers always reach the sea. Being far is just like being near. Would I think of him if I were far? The sun in the sky is very far from the lotus. From a distance, friendship is intense. Distant rivers reach the sea. The moment he looks at me, I look back at him. My face is turned only toward him. Clouds are in the sky, the peacock in the forest. Longing is in the look that connects. 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