Famous quotes containing the words river, plate and/or region:
“It is impossible to step into the same river twice.”
—Heraclitus (c. 535–475 B.C.)
“Say “Yessum” to the ladies, an’ “Yessur” to the men,
And when they’s company, don’t pass yer plate for pie again;
But, thinkin’ of the things yer’d like to see upon that tree,
Jes ‘fore Christmas be as good as yer kin be!”
—Eugene Field (1850–1895)
“the Mind of Man—
My haunt, and the main region of my song.”
—William Wordsworth (1770–1850)