Firsts Quote by Leonardo da Vinci

The water you touch in a river is the last of that which has passed, and the first of that which is coming

— Leonardo Da Vince

When you put your hand in a flowing stream, you touch the last that has gone before and the first of what is still…

— Leonardo da Vinci

In rivers, the water that you touch is the last of what has passed and the first of that which comes; so with present…

— Leonardo da Vinci

To put your hands in a river is to feel the chords that bind the earth together.

— Barry Lopez

If you think you can grasp me, think again: my story flows in more than one direction, a delta springing from the river bed…

— Adrienne Rich

“In my mind the river flows both ways. Forward, to the explanation of things; to a destination which will justify the agonies of travel.…

— Clive Barker

Anything you grab hold of on the bank breaks with the river's pressure. When you do things from your soul, the river itself moves…

— Coleman Barks

The river moves, but it follows a path. When it tires of one journey, it rubs through some rock to forge a new way.…

— Kekla Magoon

“I carry it all with me, in the quiet pools and strong currents of my being. I fill my hands with the black dirt…

— Kim Barnes

The first river you paddle runs through the rest of your life. It bubbles up in pools and eddies to remind you who you…

— Lynn Culbreath Noel

When a young person is sent 'up the river,' we need to remember that all rivers can change course.

— Alan K. Simpson

The river makes the water flow. That's how I live. I just let everything flow. Flow with the river.

— Vitor Belfort