Rivers Quotes

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Any river is really the summation of the whole valley. To think of it as nothing but water is to ignore the greater part. — Hal Borland
The lakes are something which you are unprepared for; they lie up so high, exposed to the light, and the forest is diminished to a… — Henry David Thoreau
Smile, breathe, and go slowly. Thich Nhat Hanh Don't try to steer the river. — Deepak Chopra
In the spring rain, the pond and the river become one. Into every life some rain must fall. Usually when your car windows are down.… — Langston Hughes
As you swim the river of live, do the breast stroke. It helps to clear the turds from your path. — George Carlin
Some drink deeply from the river of knowledge. Others only gargle. — Woody Allen
At times, life is hard, as hard as crucible steel. It has its bleak and painful moments. Like the ever flowing water of a river,… — Martin Luther King, Jr.
Belief? What do I believe in? I believe in sun. In rock. In the dogma of the sun and the doctrine of the rock. I… — Edward Abbey
I refuse to accept the idea that man is mere flotsam and jetsam in the river of life, unable to influence the unfolding events which… — Martin Luther
You know it's only 50 miles from Grand River to Canton, but it took me 67 years to travel that distance. — Don Shula
So it allows me to travel, I'll be doing that and running these great rivers and doing what I've done in the past without much… — Richard Dean Anderson
Man has been endowed with reason, with the power to create, so that he can add to what he's been given. But up to now… — Anton Chekhov
I call the light and high aspects of my being spirit and the dark and heavy aspects soul. Soul is at home in the deep,… — Dalai Lama
The safe places could only be visited; they could only grant a momentary intuition of sanctuary. The moment always came when we had to return… — Pat Conroy
Watch your own body and mind, and the people and things surrounding you, from the deep, calm place inside of you. When you do that… — Ken Keyes Jr.
To stay present in everyday life, it helps to be deeply rooted within yourself; otherwise, the mind, which has incredible momentum, will drag you along… — Eckhart Tolle
Consciousness... does not appear to itself chopped up in bits. Such words as 'chain' or 'train' do not describe it fitly as it presents itself… — William James
There's a great blunder which we commit. Through communication, we try to control people...The fact is that nobody can control anybody. All you can do… — Harbhajan Singh Yogi
As rivers, the nearer they come to the ocean whither they tend, the more they increase their waters, and speed their streams; so will grace… — John Owen
Wrath to come implies both the futurity and perpetuity of this wrath.... Yea, it is not only certainly future, but when it comes it will… — John Flavel

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