Snake River Fine

Famous quotes containing the words snake, river and/or fine:

“Even in a bamboo tube, a snake still wants to wiggle.”
—Chinese proverb.

“It is ... despair at the mutability of all created things that links the Artist and the Ascetic—a desire to purify and preserve—to set oneself apart—somehow—from the river flowing onward to the grave.”
—Michele Murray (1933–1974)

“Just as Buddhas are covered with gold, so people want fine clothing.”
—Chinese proverb.