Lake Quotes

444 Lake quotes by 339 unique authors

The self is fundamentally an illusion arising as a reflection of the soul in matter, much as a clear lake at midnight reflects the moon. — Fred Alan Wolf
As evening approached, I came down from the heights of the island, and I liked then to go and sit on the shingle in some… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore; While I stand on the roadway, or on the pavements gray, I hear it… — William Butler Yeats
I'd like to see a nature film where an eagle swoops down and pulls a fish out of a lake, and then maybe he's flying… — Jack Handey
The still lake without ripples is an image of our minds at ease, so full of unlimited friendliness for all the junk at the bottom… — Pema Chodron
The pilot of the Galilean lake; Two massy keys he bore, of metals twain (The golden opes, the iron shuts amain). — John Milton
When I was a kid a growing up in Ontario, Canada, Lake Erie was so polluted, I never thought it would ever, EVER be turned… — Rick Danko
The Almighty has been pleased to grant us a signal victory on Lake Champlain in the capture of one Frigate, one Brig and two sloops… — Unknown Author
When the waters of a lake are absolutely still, the lake reflects the trees, the sky, and everything around it perfectly. At the slightest breeze,… — Alberto Villoldo
Just as the Salt Lake Temple took 40 years to build, stone by stone, you are building a virtuous life, step by step. — Mary N. Cook
Every great decision creates ripples. Like a huge boulder dropping in a lake. The ripples merge and rebound off the banks in unforseeable ways. The… — Sylvester McCoy
Everyone always wants new things. Everybody likes new inventions, new technology. People will never be replaced by machines. In the end, life and business are… — Michael Scott
If you don't drink coffee, I am suspicious of your character and will not invite you to my Italian lake home. — George Clooney
Yoga says instinct is a trace of an old experience that has been repeated many times and the impressions have sunk down to the bottom… — Swami Satchidananda
Peace doesn't come from finding a lake with no storms. It comes from having Jesus in the boat. — John Ortberg
Drop guilt! - because to be guilty is to live in hell. Not being guilty, you will have the freshness of dewdrops in the early… — Rajneesh
Men may dam it and say that they have made a lake, but it will still be a river. It will keep its nature and… — Wendell Berry
We don't tend to ask where a lake comes from. It lies before us, contained and complete, tantalizing in its depth but not its origin.… — John Daniel
God is in the water of the lake; he is also in the cracked bed of the lake when the lake has dried up. God… — Mansur Al-Hallaj
"We will make such a chase as shall be accounted a marvel among the Three Kindreds: Elves, Dwarves and Men. Forth the Three Hunters!" Like… — J.R.R. Tolkien

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