(1104 quotes found)
“Kites rise highest against the wind, not with it.”
Winston Churchill
“The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all direction.”
Chanakya
“Warm summer sun, shine kindly here. Warm southern wind, blow softly here. Green sod above, lie light, lie light. Good night, dear Heart, Good night, good night.”
Mark Twain
“Never seek to tell thy love, / Love that never told can be; / For the gentle wind does move / Silently, invisibly.”
William Blake
“It always rains on tents. Rainstorms will travel thousands of miles, against prevailing winds for the opportunity to rain on a tent.”
Dave Barry
“It's not the towering sail, but the unseen wind that moves the ship”
Proverb
“Most people never run far enough on their first wind to find out they've got a second.”
William James
“The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.”
William Arthur Ward
“Who spits against the wind, spits in his own face.”
French Proverb
“Words are easy, like the wind; Faithful friends are hard to find.”
William Shakespeare