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“There ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand.”
The Bible (active around 812) bartlett, Public domain source
“They that go down to the sea in ships, that do business in great waters.”
The Bible (active around 812) bartlett, Public domain source
“If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea.”
The Bible (active around 812) bartlett, Public domain source
“The burden of the desert of the sea.”
The Bible (active around 812) bartlett, Public domain source
“It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea.”
The Bible (active around 812) bartlett, Public domain source
“a smooth sea never made a skilled sailor”
English proverb wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“there are plenty more fish in the sea”
English proverb wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“there are plenty of fish in the sea”
English proverb wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“worse things happen at sea”
English proverb wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The two hemispheres of my mind were in the sharpest contrast. On the one side a many-islanded sea of poetry and myth; on the other a glib and shallow "rationalism". Nearly all that I loved I believed to be imaginary; nearly all that I believed to be real I thought grim and meaningless.”
C. S. Lewis (1898–1963) said by 1963 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Victor I will remain Or on this earth lie slain, Never shall she sustain Loss to redeem me.”
Michael Drayton (1563–1631) said by 1631 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“They now to fight are gone, Armour on armour shone, Drum now to drum did groan, To hear, was wonder; That with the cries they make, The very earth did shake, Trumpet to trumpet spake, Thunder to thunder.”
Michael Drayton (1563–1631) said by 1631 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Fallen from his lofty and heroic station; now finally restored to the perception of truth; weighed to earth by the recollection of his own deeds; consoled no longer by a consciousness of rectitude, for the loss of offspring and wife – a loss for which he was indebted to his own misguided hand; Wieland was transformed at once into the man of sorrow?”
Charles Brockden Brown (1771–1810) said by 1810 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I want to soar the boundless blue Where winds and tempests have their birth, And let the clouds conceal for me Not heaven, but the earth.”
Isaac Leib Peretz (1852–1915) first seen 1900 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: I Am a Rainworm", 1900, translated by Jacob Robbins. J. Leftwich. Golden Peacock. Sci-Art, 1939, p. 83.
“To be of the eternal, you must be of the earth.”
Isaac Leib Peretz (1852–1915) first seen 1910 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Der Dichter, 1910. Alle Verk, x. 19.
“The best of men That e’er wore earth about him was a sufferer; A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit, The first true gentleman that ever breathed.”
Thomas Dekker (writer) first seen 1604 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Honest Whore (1604), Part i, Act i. Sc. 12. Compare: "Of the offspring of the gentilman Jafeth come Habraham, Moyses, Aron, and the profettys; also the Kyng of the right lyne of Mary, of whom that gentilman Jhesus w…
Also quoted by: Ben Jonson
“Here she lies, a pretty bud, Lately made of flesh and blood: Who as soon fell fast asleep As her little eyes did peep. Give her strewings, but not stir The earth that lightly covers her.”
Robert Herrick (poet) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Here a pretty baby lies Sung asleep with lullabies; Pray be silent, and not stir Th' easy earth that covers her.”
Robert Herrick (poet) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“O Twilight! Spirit that dost render birth To dim enchantments; melting heaven with earth, Leaving on craggy hills and running streams A softness like the atmosphere of dreams.”
Caroline Elizabeth Sarah Norton (1808–1877) first seen 1840 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Winter’s Walk (c. 1840).
“There is one Truth that shines through all of creation. Rivers and mountains, plants and animals, the sun, the moon and the stars, you and I—all are expressions of this one Reality. Many who have realised this truth through their own experience have walked on this earth, and many are yet to come.”
Mata Amritanandamayi (born 1953) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The world is one family, of which we are all members. Peace and unity prevail in a household when the individuals fulfil their duties and responsibilities with the awareness that each member is an integral part of the whole. Only when we work together as a global family, not merely belonging to a particular race, religion or nation, will peace and happiness once again prevail on this earth.”
Mata Amritanandamayi (born 1953) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Once and for all the idea of glorious victories won by the glorious army must be wiped out Neither side is glorious On either side they're just frightened men messing their pants and they all want the same thing Not to lie under the earth but to walk upon it without crutches”
Peter Weiss (1916–1982) said by 1982 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“There are few blessings on earth greater for a believer; and yet the Lord is frequently obliged to teach us the value of this blessing by depriving us of it for a season.”
George Müller (1805–1898) said by 1898 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“On this hapless earth There ’s small sincerity of mirth, And laughter oft is but an art To drown the outcry of the heart.”
Hartley Coleridge (1796–1849) said by 1849 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Aye, ye were blest with folly. Who may tell What strange conceits upon the earth were sown And gender'd by the fond garrulity Of your aereal music? Scatter'd notes, Half heard, half fancied by the erring sense Of man, on which they fell like downy seeds Sown by autumnal winds, grew up, and teem'd With plenteous madness.”
Hartley Coleridge (1796–1849) said by 1849 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I think that in the confines of civilization being vegan is a really positive thing to do because it has less of an impact on the earth. But, ultimately, it’s not going to solve anything because it’s still dependent on the system of agriculture, which I think the problem is inherently.”
Andy Hurley (born 1980) wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When my time on earth is gone and my activities here are past, I want they bury me upside down, and my critics can kiss my ass.”
Bob Knight (1940–2023) first seen 1970 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From a public address given by Knight at Indiana University. As reported by BBC Sports, Knight moves to Texas, by Kevin Asseo, 22 March, 2001. The quotation can be heard on "Bob Knight Sportscenter Top 10 Soundbites". T…
“Know, dear little one! our Father Will no gentle deed disdain: Love on the cold earth beginning Lives divine in Heaven again, While the angel hearts that beat there Still all tender thoughts retain.”
Adelaide Anne Procter (1825–1864) said by 1864 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“New York is a woman holding, according to history, a rag called liberty with one hand and strangling the earth with the other.”
Adunis (born 1930) first seen 1971 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Funeral of New York" (1971), from The Pages of Day and Night, trans. Samuel Hazo and Esther Allen (Northwestern University Press, 2000, .
“For lo! the days are hastening on, By prophet-bards foretold, When with the ever-circling years, Comes round the age of gold; When Peace shall over all the earth Its ancient splendors fling And the whole world send back the song Which now the angels sing.”
Edmund Sears (1810–1876) first seen 1849 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Angels' Song ("It Came Upon A Midnight Clear", 1849).
“Some write their wrongs in marble: he more just, Stoop’d down serene and wrote them in the dust,— Trod under foot, the sport of every wind, Swept from the earth and blotted from his mind. There, secret in the grave, he bade them lie, And grieved they could not ’scape the Almighty eye.”
Samuel Madden (1686–1765) first seen 1745 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Boulter's Monument (1745), dedicated to Frederick, Prince of Wales, who had been Madden's student.
“There’s too much beauty upon this earth For lonely men to bear.”
Richard Le Gallienne (1866–1947) said by 1947 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“A place of dream, the Holy Land Hangs midway between earth and heaven.”
Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Spofford (1835–1921) said by 1921 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“It is not surprising that it was the Greeks, with their profound understanding of geometrical principles, who were the first to devise methods of measuring the size of the earth and the distance to the sun and the moon. Indeed, their results were not superseded until the eighteenth century, when telescopes had been developed to the point where new methods could be introduced.”
Dennis Sciama (1926–1999) first seen 1959 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: (2012 Dover reprint of 1959 1st edition published by Anchor Books, Doubleday & Company)
“Adolf Hitler, you are our great Führer. Thy name makes the enemy tremble. Thy Third Reich comes, thy will alone is law upon the earth. Let us hear daily thy voice and order us by thy leadership, for we will obey to the end and even with our lives. We praise thee! Heil Hitler!”
Baldur von Schirach (1907–1974) first seen 1933 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: A pledge written by Schirach about Hitler. Quoted in "Hitler Youth: The Hitlerjugend in Peace and War, 1933-1945" by Brenda Ralph Lewis - History - 2000 - Page 57
“The diseases we suffer from the births we get here on earth are all products of actions done by us in previous times. Every action has its reaction and no action goes unrewarded in a suitable manner. Evil actions do not go without their bitter effects upon the doer. Here are given some of the many pitiable conditions of life which man has to live in due to his careless sinful deeds.”
Swami Sivananda (1887–1963) first seen 1959 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Karmas and Diseases, Divine Life Society, (1959)
“Goodness is the face of Godliness. I think that to be good in reality, in the innermost recesses of one’s heart, is not easy, though it may appear to be simple as a teaching. It is one of the hardest things on earth, if only one would be honest with oneself. (What Life Has Taught Me)”
Swami Sivananda (1887–1963) said by 1963 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I have never believed in war. It is a crime against humanity whether you win or lose. I just read an article in this magazine I have in my hands that one day the moon will fall on the earth, but it is my feeling that until then, we should try to make the world a better place to live in.”
Hjalmar Schacht (1877–1970) first seen 1946 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: To Leon Goldensohn (9 June 1946). Quoted in "The Nuremberg Interviews" - by Leon Goldensohn, Robert Gellately - History - 2004.
“Your petitioners are Atheists and they define their lifestyle as follows. An Atheists loves himself and his fellow man instead of a god. An Atheist thinks that heaven is something for which we should work for now - here on earth- for all men together to enjoy.”
Madalyn Murray O'Hair (1919–1995) first seen 1959 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: MURRAY v. CURLETT, Petition for Relief, 1959
“Love divine, all loves excelling, Joy of heaven to earth come down, Fix in us thy humble dwelling, All thy faithful mercies crown; Jesu, thou art all compassion, Pure unbounded love thou art, Visit us with thy salvation, Enter every trembling heart.”
Charles Wesley (1707–1788) said by 1788 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Hymn IX" of "Hymns for those that seek and those who have redemption in the blood of Jesus Christ", in The Poetical Works of John and Charles Wesley Vol 4. (1868), edited by G Osborn, p. 219
“Hail the heavenly Prince of Peace! Hail the Sun of Righteousness! Light and life to all he brings, Risen with healing in his wings. Mild he lays his glory by, Born that man no more may die, Born to raise the sons of earth, Born to give them second birth.”
Charles Wesley (1707–1788) said by 1788 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“CHRIST the LORD is ris'n To-day," Sons of Men and Angels say, Raise your Joys and Triumphs high, Sing ye Heav'ns, and Earth reply.”
Charles Wesley (1707–1788) first seen 1743 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Hymns and Sacred Poems (1743), by John Wesley and Charles Wesley, 4th edition, p. 144
“Now there was fought a battle such as men have not seen the like. And the earth was covered with steel, and arrows fell from the clouds like hail, and the ground was torn with hoofs, and blood flowed like water upon the plains. And the dead lay around in masses, and the feet of the horses could not stir because of them.”
Ferdowsi (940–1020) said by 1020 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I turn to right and left, in all the earth I see no signs of justice, sense or worth: A man does evil deeds, and all his days Are filled with luck and universal praise; Another's good in all he does—he dies A wretched, broken man whom all despise.”
Ferdowsi (940–1020) said by 1020 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“When I am laid, am laid in earth, May my wrongs create No trouble, no trouble in thy breast; Remember me, remember me, but ah! forget my fate. Remember me, but ah! forget my fate.”
Nahum Tate (1652–1715) said by 1715 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My darling girl, Unfortunately, this earth is not a fairy-land, but a struggle for life, perfectly natural and therefore extremely harsh. All the same, or precisely for this reason, it is happiness and comfort for us men to have a precious sweetheart - and I have the most precious, the dearest and best of all!”
Martin Bormann (1900–1945) said by 1945 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in "The Columbia Dictionary of Quotations" - Page 873 - by Robert Andrews - Reference - 1993.
“Maybe that’s why everyone died young. Some of the questions you didn’t dare ask about Earth People’s Park were: Where is it? Who will run it? Will anyone want to do the real work? Like the global economy now, it was just something assumed, and the people in the room were there to embody the zeitgeist of it and kill the people who didn’t belong (or seem to belong) in the body of the zeitgeist.”
George W. S. Trow (1943–2006) said by 2006 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“the city was the same, but I was afraid. The streets lurked with danger. The tall buildings forming black canyons were traps to kill you when the earth shook. The pavement might open. The street cars might topple.”
John Fante (1909–1983) said by 1983 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“We smoked them down until they burned our fingertips. Then I rolled two more. In the middle of the second it began to come, the floating, the wafting away from the earth, the joy and triumph of a man over space, the extraordinary sense of power.”
John Fante (1909–1983) said by 1983 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“All your problems come down to love. Your love life is what your problem is, and everybody else's on earth. God in existence is man and woman. There's nothing else. And unless you have loved God in existence - your duality which is woman or man - unless you have united with that through love and devotion without going through your feelings of love, you're not going to be enlightened.”
Barry Long (1926–2003) said by 2003 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source