Boat Race

Famous quotes containing the words boat and/or race:

“The water which supports a boat can also sink it.”
—Chinese proverb.

“In the race for wealth, a neighbor tries to outdo his neighbor, but this strife is good for men. For the potter envies potter, and the carpenter the carpenter, and the beggar rivals the beggar, and the singer the singer.”
—Hesiod (c. 8th century B.C.)