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with the wind

«For the entire state of Georgia, having the premi?re of Gone With the Wind on home ground was like winning the Battle of Atlanta 75 years late.»
«Now I am happy I did 'Gone With the Wind.' I wasn't when I was 28, but it's part of black history. You have no idea how hard it is for black actors, but things change, things blossom in time.»
«Don't be afraid of opposition. Remember, a kite rises against, not with the wind.»
«Popular applause veers with the wind.»
«A certain amount of opposition is a great help to a man. Kites rise against, not with, the wind.»
«Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind.»
«I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it, but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor»
«To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor.»
«And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak unto the people concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness for to see? A reed shaken with the wind? / But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, they which are gorgeously apparelled, and live delicately, are in kings' courts.»