Rivers Quotes

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Philosopher, Emperor

“Keep in mind how fast things pass by and are gone - those that are now, and those to come. Existence flows past us like a river; the "what" is in constant flux, the "why" has a thousand variations. Nothing is stable, not even what's right here. The infinity of past and future gapes before us - a chasm whose depths we cannot see.”

Mind Past Rivers

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Francois Laurent d'Arlandes

Aviator

“"If you look at the river in that fashion you will be likely to bathe in it soon," cried Rozier. "Some fire, my dear friend, some fire!"”

Fashion Fire Rivers

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George Eliot

Novelist, Poet, Journalist

“To the receptive soul the river of life pauseth not, nor is diminished.”

Soul Rivers

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George Herbert

Poet

“Rivers neede a spring.”

Spring Rivers

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Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Writer

“Virtues lose themselves in self-interest, as rivers in the sea.”

Self Sea Rivers

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George Herbert

Poet

“A mountaine and a river are good neighbours.”

Rivers Neighbour

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George Herbert

Poet

“God strikes not with both hands, for to the sea he made heavens, and to rivers foords.”

Hands Sea

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James A. Baldwin

Writer

“I thought of the people before me who had looked down at the river and gone to sleep beneath it. I wondered about them. I wondered how they had done it--it, the physical act. I simply wondered about the dead because their days had ended and I did not know how I would get through mine.”

People Sleep Rivers

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George Eliot

Novelist, Poet, Journalist

“There was no gleam, no shadow, for the heavens, too, were one still, pale cloud; no sound or motion in anything but the dark river that flowed and moaned like an unresting sorrow.”

Dark Rivers Clouds

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Franklin D. Roosevelt

Politician

“It is time to extend planning to a wider field, in this instance comprehending in one great project many states directly concerned with the basin of one of our greatest rivers.”

Political Rivers Memorial

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Henri Bergson

Philosopher

“The movement of the stream is distinct from the river bed, although it must adopt its winding course.”

Rivers Movement Bed

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George Herbert

Poet

“In a great River great fish are found, but take heede, lest you bee drowned.”

Rivers Found Bees

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