“ There are some people who leave impressions not so lasting as the imprint of an oar upon the water. ”
- Kate Chopin- Copy
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“ This is what extremely grieves us, that a man who never fought Should contrive our fees to pilfer, on who for his native land Never to this day had oar, or lance, or blister in his hand. ”
- Aristophanes- Copy
- 972
“ He that embarks on the voyage of life will always wish to advance rather by the impulse of the wind than the strokes of the oar; and many fold in their passage; while they lie waiting for the gale. ”
- Samuel Johnson- Copy
- 3.9K
“ I don't believe in just ordering people to do things. You have to sort of grab an oar and row with them. ”
- Harold Sydney Geneen- Copy
- 2.5K
“ There are no galley-slaves in the royal vessel of divine love — every man works his oar voluntarily! ”
- St. Francis De Sales- Copy
- 1.3K
“ Just about a month from now I'm set adrift, with a diploma for a sail and lots of nerve for oars. ”
- Richard Halliburton- Copy
- 2.2K
“ Prejudice is a raft onto which the shipwrecked mind clambers and paddles to. ”
- Ben Hecht- Copy
- 3K
“ I'm very lucky. The only time I was ever up shit creek, I just happened to have a paddle with me. ”
- George Carlin- Copy
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