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.
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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
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
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
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.”
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?”
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.”
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!”
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.”
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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We hope this guide to the best waterfall quotes helps with inspiring your next outdoor trip!
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Mark and Kristen
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