“Some tribes [of monkeys] have taken to washing potatoes in the river before eating them, others have not. Sometimes migrating groups of potato-washers meet non-washers, and the two groups watch each other's strange behavior with apparent bewilderment. But unlike the inhabitants of Lilliput, who fought holy crusades over the question at which end to break the egg, the potato-washing monkeys do not go to war with the non-washers, because the poor creatures have no language which would enable them to declare washing a diving commandment and eating unwashed potatoes a deadly heresy.” TwoWarEndsSometimesLanguagePoorWatchesBreakTakenGroupsSocietyStrangeHolyCreaturesBehaviorEatingRiversEggsCommandmentsTribesMonkeysPotatoesHeresyWashingCrusadesDivingBewilderment Author:Arthur Koestler
“One man watches a river flow by. If he does not wish it to flow, to change ceaselessly in accord with its nature, he will suffer great pain. Another man understands that nature of the river is to change constantly, regardless of his likes and dislikes, and therefore he does not suffer. To know existence as this flow, empty of lasting pleasure, void of self, is to find that which is stable and free of suffering, to find true peace in the world.” IfsKnowsMenWorldDoeSelfPainSufferingWishPleasureExistenceWatchesFlowRiversEmptyLikesLastingOne ManDislikeVoidStableAnother ManAccordTrue PeaceLikes And Dislikes Author:Ajahn Chah
“If the Soul sees, after death , what passes on this earth , and watches over the welfare of those it loves, then must its greatest happiness consist in seeing the current of its beneficent influences widening out from age to age, as rivulets widen into rivers, and aiding to shape the destinies of individuals, families, States, the World; and its bitterest punishment, in seeing its evil influences causing mischief and misery , and cursing and afflicting men, long after the frame it dwelt in has become dust, and when both name and memory are forgotten.” IfsMenWorldLongSoulStatesAgeEarthEvilNamesIndividualMemoriesWatchesDestinySeeingInfluenceShapesRiversMiseryForgottenCurrentsPunishmentDustWelfareAfter DeathMischiefCursing Book:Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Source: Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry
“Ambition will take you And ride you too far and Conservatism bring you to boredom once more Sit down by the river And watch the stream flow Recall all the dreams That you once used to know The things you've forgotten That took you away To pastures not greener but meaner.” KnowsDreamUsedWatchesAmbitionFlowRiversForgottenStreamsBoredomRecallsConservatismPasturesGreener Author:Van Morrison
“If you ever wondered why fishing is probably the most popular sport in this country, watch that boy beside on the water and you will learn. If you are really perceptive you will. For he already knows that fishing is only one part fish.” IfsKnowsCountrySportsWaterBoysWatchesSeaRiversFishesBoatLakesFishingPopular Sports Author:Hal Borland
“I simply feel that the frontier of angling is no longer either ethical or geographical. The Bible tells us to watch and listen. Something like this suggests what fishing ought to be about: using the ceremony of our sport and passion to arouse greater reverberations within ourselves.” FeelsPassionSportsWatchesGreaterSeaOughtRiversFishesBoatLakesFishingEthicalCeremonyFrontiersAnglingReverberation Author:Thomas McGuane
“... To this day I would rather see a fish, creep up to him and watch his rise to my fly than catch half a dozen fish unseen until they take.” HalfWatchesSeaRiversFishesBoatLakesFishingThis DayDozenUnseenCreeps Author:Roderick Haig-Brown
“The mind is like a river. The thoughts are like the various droplets of water. We are submerged in that water. Stay on the bank and watch your mind.” MindWaterWatchesRiversVariousSubmergedDroplets Author:A. G. Mohan
“I would rather die than be in the United States Senate. I would be bored to death. Could you imagine me, banging around that chamber with 99 other people, asking for a motion on the amendment in the subcommittee? Forget it...You'd watch me just walk out and walk right into the Potomac River and drown. That would be it.” PeopleStatesRealityWould BeDiesPoliticsLeadershipWorkWalksForgetUnitedWatchesUnited StatesComedyImagineHuman NaturePolicyRiversAskingIndividualityIdeologyBoredVotingSenateAmendmentsDiplomacyChamberForget ItCivilityBangingWatch MeBored To Death Author:Chris Christie