A tremendous stream is flowing toward the ocean, carrying us all along with it; and though like straws and scraps of paper we may at times float aimlessly about, in the long run we are sure to join the Ocean of Life and Bliss. Swami Vivekananda
Wits and swords are as straws against the wisdom of the Darkness... Robert E. Howard
People who believe in politics are like people who believe in God: they are sucking wind through bent straws. Charles Bukowski
A drowning man will clutch at straws. Armenian Proverb
The dunghill grows by straws thrown upon it. Kikuyu Proverb
From the straws in the air we judge of the wind. Portuguese Proverb