#winds

It always rains on tents. Rainstorms will travel thousands of miles, against prevailing winds for the opportunity to rain on a tent. ↗

— Dave Barry

#always #miles #opportunity #prevailing #rain

The genius of America is that we are still a land of undiscovered shores, and we are at our best when we open our hearts and allow the night winds to bring renewed visions of great deeds. ↗

— Phil Bredesen

#america #best #bring #deeds #genius

Too often, Indian tribes are at the mercy of the shifting political winds of State government. ↗

— Jim Costa

#indian #indian tribes #mercy #often #political

We are all treading the vanishing road of a song in the air, the vanishing road of the spring flowers and the winter snows, the vanishing roads of the winds and the streams, the vanishing road of beloved faces. ↗

— Richard Le Gallienne

#beloved #faces #flowers #road #roads

We had high and boisterous winds last night and this morning: the Indians continue to purchase repairs with grain of different kinds. ↗

— Meriwether Lewis

#continue #different #different kinds #grain #had

Pleasant it is, when over a great sea the winds trouble the waters, to gaze from shore upon another's great tribulation; not because any man's troubles are a delectable joy, but because to perceive you are free of them yourself is pleasant. ↗

— Lucretius

#any #because #delectable #free #gaze

Sweet it is, when on the high seas the winds are lashing the waters, to gaze from the land on another's struggles. ↗

— Lucretius

#gaze #high #high seas #land #lashing

Forests, lakes, and rivers, clouds and winds, stars and flowers, stupendous glaciers and crystal snowflakes - every form of animate or inanimate existence, leaves its impress upon the soul of man. ↗

— Orison Swett Marden

#animate #clouds #crystal #every #existence

When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure. ↗

— Peter Marshall

#contrary #diamonds #difficulties #grow #life

He who is silent must be agreed with, for what shall the wings of opposition thresh upon, without the winds of conversation to shoulder them. ↗

— Bryant H. McGill

#conversation #must #opposition #shall #shoulder