A river cuts through rock, not because of its power, but because of its persistence.
The only way to do great work is to love what you do.
The purpose of our lives is to be happy.
The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.
In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years.
Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there some day.

The river is everywhere.
Life is what happens when you're busy making other plans.
Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.
Adventure is worthwhile.
The only Zen you find on the tops of mountains is the Zen you bring up there.
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do.
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.
Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all.
The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity.

A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for.

In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks.
To me, a river is a metaphor for the flow of life. It’s always changing and never stops.
Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.