Contrary Quote by Josh Billings

There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out…

— Desmond Tutu

Our calling is not only to pull people out of the river, but to go upstream to find out what or who is pushing…

— Jim Wallis

Sometimes there's just no way to hold back the river.

— Paulo Coelho

If one wants to get a boat ride, one must be near the river.

— Anchee Min

If you stand by the river long enough, you'll see the body of your enemy float by.

— Sun Tzu

What makes a river so restful to people is that it doesn't have any doubt it is sure to get where it is going,…

— Hal Boyle

You never stand beside the same river twice; you have to keep looking upstream.

— Donald Keough

“People assume when you're swimming in a river you are supposed to know which way you are going, and I guess some of the…

— Donald Miller

Why does everybody throw every troublesome thing into the river?

— Kristin Cashore

“The experts explained to me that when someone drowns in a flood, they do not float downstream like many people believe. They actually sink…

— Sarah A. Denzil

When you fall in a river, you're no longer a fisherman; you're a swimmer.

— Gene Hill

Remember, a dead fish can float downstream, but it takes a live one to swim upstream.

— W. C. Fields