Alton Wood River

Famous quotes containing the words wood and/or river:

“The wood for a temple does not come from a single tree.”
—Chinese proverb.

“My favorite figure of the American author is that of a man who breeds a favorite dog, which he throws into the Mississippi River for the pleasure of making a splash. The river does not splash, but it drowns the dog.”
—Henry Brooks Adams (1838–1918)