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101 Stunning Waterfall Quotes, Captions + Puns

101 Stunning Waterfall Quotes, Captions + Puns

As photographers, we find ourselves always chasing waterfalls for that perfect picture. There’s just something magical about mother nature and we hope to inspire you with these waterfall quotes.

We’ve organized this list featuring quotes about waterfalls into various topics so you can easily search for a particular topic.

Famous Waterfall Quotes

1. “I can see my rainbow calling me through the misty breeze of my waterfall.” – Jimi Hendrix

2. “A drop of water, if it could write out its own history, would explain the universe to us.” – Lucy Larcom

3. “Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it.” – Lao Tzu

4. “Water is the most perfect traveller because when it travels it becomes the path itself!” – Mehmet Murat Ildan

Water is the most perfect travelers because when it travels it becomes the path itself

5. “I’m just like a waterfall falling, falling for you again.” – Meghan Trainor

6. “You don’t have the power to make rainbows or waterfalls, sunsets or roses, but you do have the power to bless people by your words and smiles. You carry within you the power to make the world better.” – Sharon G. Larsen

7. “Go with the flow. Force nothing. Let it happen – trusting that whichever way it goes. It’s for the best.” – Mandy Hale

8. “When life places stones in your path, be the water. A persistent drop of water will wear away even the hardest stone.” – Autumn Morning Star

When life places stones in your path, be the water. A persistent drop of water will wear away even the hardest stone

9. “A river cuts through a rock, not because of its power but because of its persistence.” – Jim Watkins

10. “Don’t go chasing waterfalls; Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you’re used to.” – TLC

11. “Run wild and free like a waterfall.” – Anamika Mishra

12. “I need waves. I need waterfalls. I want rushing currents.” – Tahereh Mafi

13. “The idea is that flowing water never goes stale, so just keep on flowing.” – Bruce Lee

The idea is that flowing water never goes stale so keep on flowing

14. “The power of a waterfall is nothing but a lot of drips working together.” – Anonymous

15. “There is a hidden message in every waterfall. It says, if you are flexible, falling will not hurt you.”- Mehmet Murat Ildan

Funny Waterfall Puns

16. “I would caption this with a waterfall pun but that’s too mainstream.”

17. “Watch out for waterfalls. One wrong step and you’re in too deep.”

18. “If waterfalls could talk, they’d probably just say ‘Splash’ a lot.”

19. “I really mist you.”

20. “I’m water-falling in love with nature again.”

21. “These waterfalls have me roaring with excitement.”

I've never mist a chance to see a waterfall

22. “I’ve never mist a chance to see a waterfall.”

23. “Too cool for pool.”

24. “I had to water down my jokes in front of the waterfall.”

25. “This waterfall has me falling head over heels.”

26. “Why was the waterfall always invited to parties? It always made a splash!”

27. “Just gushing with joy.”

28. “Water you looking at?”

What did the sea say to the river? You can run but you can't tide.

29. “What did the sea say to the river? You can run, but you can’t tide.”

30. “I just heard a joke about a waterfall. It was a pour joke.”

31. “This view is gorges.”

32. “Aquaholic”

33. “Let’s make some pour decisions.”

34. “I have no current plans.”

35. “I’m not going to water this down for you.”

Short Waterfall Quotes

36. “Be water, my friend.” – Bruce Lee

37. “Adopt the pace of nature.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson

38. “For an instant, silence, noisier than a waterfall.” – Salman Rushdie

39. “Water is the driver of nature.” – Leonardo Da Vinci

The sound of water is worth more than all the poets words

40. “The sound of water is worth more than all the poets words.” – Octavio Paz

41. “Drink the waters meant to drown you.” – Nelou Keramati

42. “Waterfalls are nature’s wisdom at her most lively.” – Richard Briers

43. “They say that people who live next to waterfalls don’t hear the water.” – Jonathan Safran Foer

44. “Look with open eyes and you will see the beauty of the waterfall.” – Anthony Hincks

Just let go and fall like a little waterfall

45. “Just let go and fall like a little waterfall.” – Bob Ross

46. “Be careful crossing the waterfall, it’s a fatal spot.” – Karl Meltzer

47. “In every walk with nature, one receives far more than he seeks.” – John Muir

48. “When water falls, it flies.” –  Anthony Hincks

49. “The waterfall is nature’s laughter.” – Anonymous

It is life, I think to watch the water inspirational quote

50. “It is life, I think, to watch the water. A man can learn so many things.” – Nicholas Sparks

51. “There’s hope at the bottom of the biggest waterfall.” – Patrick Ness

52. “The waterfall winks at every passerby.” – Marty Rubin

53. “I’m not going to water this down for you.” – Anonymous

As long as I live, I'll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing

54. “As long as I live, I’ll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing.” – John Muir

55. “I love the sound and the power of pounding water, whether it is the waves or a waterfall. ” – Mike May

Chasing Waterfall Quotes

56. “There’s no better place to find yourself than sitting by a waterfall and listening to its music.” – Roland R. Kemler

57. “When I was walking in the mountains with the Japanese man and began to hear the water, he said, ‘What is the sound of the waterfall?’ ‘Silence,’ he finally told me.” – Jack Gilbert

58. “Waterfalls are exciting because they have power, they have rainbows, they have songs, and they have boldness and craziness!” – Mehmet Murat Ildan

59. “I don’t want to die in a car accident. When I die it’ll be a glorious day. It’ll probably be a waterfall.” – River Phoenix

Water does not resists, water flows motivational life quote

60. “Water does not resist. Water flows. When you plunge your hand into it, all you feel is a caress.” – Margaret Atwood

61. “As long as I live, I’ll hear waterfalls and birds and winds sing. I’ll interpret the rocks, learn the language of flood, storm, and avalanche. I’ll acquaint myself with the glaciers and wild gardens, and get as near the heart of the world as I can.” – John Muir

Further Reading: Walking the Watkins Glen gorge trail.

Waterfall Quotes About Life

62. “Sometimes, it’s hard to tell how fast the current’s moving until you’re headed over a waterfall.” – Kimberly McCreight

63. “Many a calm river begins as a turbulent waterfall, yet none hurtles and foams all the way to the sea.” – Mikhail Lermontov

64. “Questioning the origin of music is like asking why the breeze is soothing, why you shiver in exhilaration when the spray from the waterfall hits you.” – Ilaiyaraaja

You don't always get the waterfall shortcut in Mario Kart

65. “You don’t always get the waterfall shortcut in Mario Kart. That’s life.” – Jack Barakat

66. “Do not feel sad for your tears, as rocks never regret the waterfalls.” – Munia Khan

67. “In America, one sure sign of success is the presence of an unnecessary waterfall in a person’s yard.” – Demetri Martin

68. “When you’re young, there’s so much that you can’t take in. It’s pouring over you like a waterfall. When you’re older, it’s less intense, but you’re able to reach out and drink it. I love being older.” – Sigourney Weaver

You do not drown simply by plunging into the water, you only drown if you stay beneath the surface

69. “You do not drown simply by plunging into the water, you only drown if you stay beneath the surface.” – Paulo Coelho

70. “Waterfalls wouldn’t sound so melodious if there were no rocks in their way.” – Rishabh Gautam

71. “There is a waterfall in every dream. Cool and crystal clear, it falls gently on the sleeper, cleansing the mind and soothing the soul.” – Virginia Alison

Emerald sloped became so tall they touched the clouds waterfall quote

72. “Emerald slopes became so tall they touched the clouds, and showers painted diamond waterfalls that sluiced down cliff sides.” – Victoria Kahler

73. “All anyone can hope is just a tiny bit of love, like a drop in a cup if you can get it, or a waterfall, a flood, if you can get that too.” – Edwidge Danticat

74. “I am not here for calm waters anymore. I want to be known for my love for hurricanes.” – Nitya Prakash

Nature Waterfall Quotes

75. “Mother Nature is the greatest artist and water is one of her favorite brushes.” – Rico Besserdich

76. “We are all naturally seekers of wonders. We travel far to see the majesty of old ruins, the venerable forms of the hoary mountains, great waterfalls, and galleries of art. And yet the world’s wonder is all around us; the wonder of setting suns, and evening stars, of the magic spring-time, the blossoming of the trees, the strange transformations of the moth.” – Albert Pike

77. “As the music played over the speakers and the waterfall in the pool filled the silence around us, I knew that without a doubt I had just been ruined.” – Abbi Glines

There's music in water. Brooks babbling, fountains splashing.

78. “There’s music in water. Brooks babbling, fountains splashing. Weirs, waterfalls, tumbling, gushing.” – Julie Andrews

79. “Nature is the art of God.” – Dante Alighieri

80. “I firmly believe that nature brings solace in all troubles.” – Anne Frank

81. “We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. Through the unknown, remembered gate When the last of earth left to discover Is that which was the beginning; At the source of the longest river The voice of the hidden waterfall And the children in the apple-tree Not known, because not looked for But heard, half-heard, in the stillness Between two waves of the sea.” – T. S. Eliot

82. “By the time we arrived, as evening was approaching, I felt as sore as a rock must feel when the waterfall has pounded on it all day long.” – Arthur Golden

Nature is paining for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty if only we have the eyes to see them

83. “Nature is painting for us, day after day, pictures of infinite beauty if only we have the eyes to see them.” – John Ruskin

Waterfall Wednesday Instagram Captions

84. “Happiness comes in rushes.”

85. “Happily chasing waterfalls.”

There is nothing more magical than a waterfall quote

86. “There is nothing more magical than a waterfall.”

87. “Lessons from a waterfall – keep moving, and you will eventually get over it.”

88. “Good to the last drop.”

89. “Advice from a waterfall, make a splash!”

Advice from a waterfall, make a splash

90. “Tripping on skies, sipping on waterfalls.”

91. “Gone chasing waterfalls. Be back never.”

92. “Just go with the flow.”

93. “Live streaming. Literally.”

94. “Water your roots so your soul can blossom.”

95. “Paradise found.”

Sorry TLC, I chased the waterfall pun

96. “Sorry, TLC. I chased the waterfall.”

97. “There’s a waterfall of content that you’re missing out on.”

98. “Be a waterfall. Keep moving forward.”

99. “When you need paradise, find a live stream.”

100. “Even water is a thrill seeker.”

101. “Nature has water slides too.”

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