Famous quotes containing the words snake, river and/or land:
“People can be as greedy as a snake trying to swallow an elephant.”
—Chinese proverb.
“But not luck
brought us here. By design
clear air and cold wind polish
the river lights, by design
we are to live now in a new place.”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“Git an eyeful of cesspool alley the land of opportunity.”
—John Dos Passos (1896–1970)