GB Greg Brown Musician “In a mucked up lovely river, I cast my little fly. I look at that river and smell it And it makes me want to cry. Oh to clean our dirty planet, Now there's a noble wish, And I'm puttin' my shoulder to the wheel 'Cause I wanna catch some fish.” Rivers Dirty Smell ♥ 3
Leonardo da Vinci Artist, Scientist, Inventor “Putting your hand into a river, you simultaneously touch the last of what is passing and the first of what is coming.” Hands Lasts Rivers ♥ 3
Henry David Thoreau Writer, Philosopher “All men are partially buried in the grave of custom, and of some we see only the crown of the head above ground. Better are the physically dead, for they more lively rot. Even virtue is no longer such if it be stagnant. A man's life should be constantly as fresh as this river. It should be the same channel, but a new water every instant.” Men Water Rivers ♥ 3
Henry David Thoreau Writer, Philosopher “The whole tree itself is but one leaf, and rivers are still vaster leaves whose pulp is intervening earth, and towns and cities are the ova of insects in their axils.” Cities Nature Rivers ♥ 3
Henry David Thoreau Writer, Philosopher “If it is necessary, omit one bridge over the river, go round a little there, and throw one arch at least over the darker gulf of ignorance which surrounds us.” Ignorance Rivers Bridges ♥ 3
Henry David Thoreau Writer, Philosopher “Very few men can speak of Nature, for instance, with any truth. They overstep her modesty, somehow or other, and confer no favor.They do not speak a good word for her. Most cry better than they speak, and you can get more nature out of them by pinching than by addressing them. The surliness with which the woodchopper speaks of his woods, handling them as indifferently as his axe, is better than the mealy-mouthed enthusiasm of the lover of nature. Better that the primrose by the river's brim be a yellow primrose, and nothing more, than that it be something less.” Men Nature Rivers ♥ 3
Henry David Thoreau Writer, Philosopher “The murmurs of many a famous river on the other side of the globe reach even to us here, as to more distant dwellers on its banks;many a poet's stream, floating the helms and shields of heroes on its bosom.” Inspirational Hero Rivers ♥ 3
Henry David Thoreau Writer, Philosopher “While the Republic has already acquired a history world-wide, America is still unsettled and unexplored. Like the English in New Holland, we live only on the shores of a continent even yet, and hardly know where the rivers come from which float our navy.” America Rivers Navy ♥ 3
Henry David Thoreau Writer, Philosopher “Concord River is remarkable for the gentleness of its current, which is scarcely perceptible, and some have referred to its influence the proverbial moderation of the inhabitants of Concord, as exhibited in the Revolution, and on later occasions.” Peace Rivers Revolution ♥ 3
Henry David Thoreau Writer, Philosopher “Though the words Canada East on the map stretch over many rivers and lakes and unexplored wildernesses, the actual Canada, which might be the colored portion of the map, is but a little clearing on the banks of the river, which one of those syllables would more than cover.” Might Rivers Lakes ♥ 3
Henry David Thoreau Writer, Philosopher “It seems as if the more youthful and impressible streams can hardly resist the numerous invitations and temptations to leave theirnative beds and run down their neighbors' channels.” Running Rivers Temptation ♥ 3
Henry David Thoreau Writer, Philosopher “It is pleasant to have been to a place the way a river went.” Way Rivers Environmental ♥ 3
