Snake River Fine

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.

    “I’ll love you dear, I’ll love you
    Till China and Africa meet,
    And the river jumps over the mountain
    And the salmon sing in the street.
    —W.H. (Wystan Hugh)

    Speech is for the convenience of those who are hard of hearing; but there are many fine things which we cannot say if we have to shout.
    Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)