Top River Quotes
Reaction - a boat which is going against the current but which does not prevent the river from flowing on.
Victor Hugo
True merit, like a river, the deeper it is, the less noise it makes.
Edward F. Halifax
The logs of wood which move down the river together Are driven apart by every wave. Such inevitable parting Should not be the cause of misery.
Nagarjuna
Here, on the river's verge, I could be busy for months without changing my place, simply leaning a little more to right or left.
Paul Cezanne
We made a good start toward preserving recreational areas like the Chattahoochee River.
Roy Barnes
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Fame, like the river, is narrowest where it is bred, and broadest afar off.
William Davenant 
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The river route is certainly preferable, as it affords good grazing and an abundance of water.
William Whipple
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Between flattery and admiration there often flows a river of contempt.
Minna Antrim
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Until I was four years old I lived in the house of my paternal grandfather, about two miles from the pretty little village of Wallace, at the mouth of the river of that name.
Simon Newcomb
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The importance of the river cannot be overstated in the history of the country, or the development of the nation.
Maurice Hinchey
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There are a range of associated impacts related to increasing temperatures which affect both evaporation rates and river systems, which are already over stressed, and these will hit farming communities and the health of crop lands.
Peter Garrett
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After crossing the Smoky Hill River, I felt comparatively safe as this was the last stream I had to cross.
Buffalo Bill
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There's a bootleg album that was recorded when I was 14 or 15, a compilation of things live at different clubs. Songs like Girl from Ipanema and Cry Me A River. I don't know what the title of it is.
Edgar Winter
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Popular River Authors
Mark TwainVictor HugoFrancis BaconBlaise PascalHenry Ward Beecher HoraceKahlil GibranLyndon B. JohnsonW. H. AudenChief JosephPaul CezanneBuffalo BillCyril ConnollyMargot KidderLeonardo DiCaprio
Charles Schumer HeraclitusThornton WilderTom FeltonJonathan CarrollLafcadio HearnJorge Luis BorgesBob EdwardsBlack ElkAlbert FinneyRon KindJ. B. Priestley ChristoPeter GarrettChen Shui-bian
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