Wander Quotes

839 quotes by 636 authors

Oshima's silent for a time as he gazes at the forest, eyes narrowed. Birds are flitting from one branch to the next. His hands are… — Haruki Murakami
Interior of the hand. Sole that has come to walk only on feelings. That faces upward and in its mirror receives heavenly roads, which travel… — Rainer Maria Rilke
The characteristic of genuine heroism is its persistency. All men have wandering impulses, fits and starts of generosity. But when you have resolved to be… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at those who are showing a new road. — Voltaire
The whole blear world of smoke and twisted steel around my head in a railroad car, and my mind wandering past the rust into futurity:… — Allen Ginsberg
Instead of insight, maybe all a man gets is strength to wander for a while. Maybe the only gift is a chance to inquire, to… — William Least Heat-Moon
I was wandering around as usual, in my unpleasantly populated sub-conscious... — Dodie Smith
The world was all before them, where to choose Their place of rest, and Providence their guide: They hand in hand, with wandering steps and… — John Milton
Everyone, at some point in their lives, wakes up in the middle of the night with the feeling that they are all alone in the… — Daniel Handler
As I went walking I saw a sign there And on the sign it said "No Trespassing." But on the other side it didn't say… — Woody Guthrie
You wander from room to room Hunting for the diamond necklace That is already around your neck! — Unknown Author
The traveler has to knock at every alien door to come to his own, and one has to wander through all the outer worlds to… — Rabindranath Tagore
This tremendous event is still on its way, still wandering; it has not yet reached the ears of men. Lightning and thunder require time; the… — Friedrich Nietzsche
The moon and sun are travelers through eternity. Even the years wander on. Whether drifting through life on a boat or climbing toward old age… — Matsuo Basho
I was born wandering between two worlds, one dead, the other powerless to be born, and have made, in a curious way, the worst of… — Aldous Huxley
We want to get there faster. Get where? Wherever we are not. But a human soul can only go as fast as a man can… — Margaret Atwood
Sorry... my mind was wandering... one time it went all the way to Venus and ordered a meal I couldnâ€™t pay for. — Steven Wright
There are some people who read too much: the bibliobibuli. I know some who are constantly drunk on books, as other men are drunk on… — H. L. Mencken
Life is both sad and solemn. We are led into a wonderful world, we meet one another here, greet each other---and wander together for a… — Jostein Gaarder
Spend the years of learning squandering Courage for the years of wandering Through a world politely turning From the loutishness of learning. — Samuel Beckett

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