“Like watermen, who look astern while they row the boat ahead.”
Plutarch (46–127) ancient Greek historian and philosopher
Whether 't was rightfully said, Live Concealed
Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)
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French existentialist philosopher, playwright, novelist, sc… 1905–1980Related quotes
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Kenichi Ohmae (1943) Japanese academic
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“Pray to God, but row away from the rocks.”
Hunter S. Thompson (1937–2005) American journalist and author
Variant: Call on God, but row away from the rocks.
from the play "God".
Without Feathers (1975)
John F. Kennedy (1917–1963) 35th president of the United States of America
Slightly misquoting Domingo Ortega, as translated by the English poet Robert Graves), in remarks during a Presidential Backgrounder before the National Foreign Policy Conference for Editors and Radio-TV Public Affairs Broadcasters (16 October 1962)]; "Presidential Backgrounder 16 October 1962 #50," Box 134, Classified Background Briefing Material Series, Pierre Salinger Papers, John F. Kennedy Presidential Library
The original poem: Bullfight critics ranked in rows
Crowd the enormous Plaza full
But only one is there who knows
And he's the man who fights the bull.
1962
John Ogilby (1600–1676) Scottish academic
The Works of Publius Virgilius Maro (2nd ed. 1654), Virgil's Georgicks
“You could wear the same outfit every single day and no guy - who isn't gay - will notice.”
Maureen Johnson (1973) writer from the USA
Source: Suite Scarlett