Dew Quote by Henry David Thoreau

Pay little attention to discouragement as possible. Plough ahead as a steamer does, rough or smooth - rain or shine. To carry your cargo…

— Maltbie Davenport Babcock

I've always thought you should concentrate on paddling your own canoe.

— John Dos Passos

“Side-Wheelers were built following the time sail ships were popular. It was a time when engineers experimented with various ways to transfer the thrust…

— Captain Hank Bracker, "Seawater One

Paddling a canoe is a source of enrichment and inner renewal.

— Pierre Trudeau

When it's steamboat time, you steam

— Mark Twain

You get a canoe later and I'll paddle you

— Groucho Marx

Canoes, too, are unobtrusive; they don't storm the natural world or ride over it, but drift in upon it as a part of its…

— John Graves

“Steamboats by this time were becoming a familiar presence on the rivers and coastal waters of America, but not until 1838 did steam-powered ships…

— David McCullough

Journeys up the Metaphoric River are hugely enjoyable and highly recommended. Since every genre is nourished by its heady waters, a paddle steamer can…

— Jasper Fforde

What sets a canoeing expedition apart is that it purifies you more rapidly and inescapably than any other. Travel a thousand miles by train…

— Pierre Trudeau

According to my observation,a batteau, properly manned, shoots rapids as a matter of course, which a single Indian with a canoe carries round.

— Henry David Thoreau

Canoe + waterfall = I don't go camping anymore.

— Demetri Martin