Famous quotes containing the words snake, river and/or fine:
“People can be as greedy as a snake trying to swallow an elephant.”
—Chinese proverb.
“Nature seemed to have adorned herself for our departure with a profusion of fringes and curls, mingled with the bright tints of flowers, reflected in the water. But we missed the white water-lily, which is the queen of river flowers, its reign being over for this season.... Many of this species inhabit our Concord water.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“There is a very fine line between loving life and being greedy for it.”
—Maya Angelou (b. 1928)
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