Philosophy had instructed Julian to compare the advantages of action and retirement; but the elevation of his birth and the accidents of… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
Father had notions about manhood suffrage, public schools, the education and the elevation of the masses, and the gradual emancipation of the… — John Sergeant Wise Copy Share Image
By the study of their biographies, we receive each man as a guest into our minds, and we seem to understand their… — Plutarch Copy Share Image
In its broad sense, civilization means not only comfort in daily necessities but also the refining of knowledge and the cultivation of… — Fukuzawa Yukichi Copy Share Image
I wish to be of service to the artists of our own day, by showing them how a small beginning leads to… — Giorgio Vasari Copy Share Image
The true grandeur of humanity is in moral elevation, sustained, enlightened and decorated by the intellect of man — Charles Sumner Copy Share Image
More truly characteristic of dissent is a dignity, an elevation, of mood and thought and phrase. Deep conviction and warm feeling are… — Benjamin Cardozo Copy Share Image
Not every man can carry a full cup. Sudden elevation frequently leads to pride and a fall. The most exacting test of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The elevation of appearance over substance, of celebrity over character, of short term gains over lasting achievement displays a poverty of ambition.… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
My loving friend, you see, my life was never given a foundation, no one was able to imagine what it would want… — Rainer Maria Rilke Copy Share Image
He who by an exertion of mind or body, adds to the aggregate of enjoyable wealth, increases the sum of human knowledge,… — Henry George Copy Share Image
“The great thing about being always among people of noble manners was the inevitable elevation of one's own.” — Geraldine Brooks Copy Share Image
All doctrine is ultimately the death of joy - even when the doctrine is the elevation of the light above the serious,… — David Bennun Copy Share Image
The love of domination never attains more than a factitious elevation, that is sure to make enemies of all its neighbours. — Jean-Baptiste Say Copy Share Image
I think that if you have a sense of the sacredness of nature and of human relations, I think you will be… — Eugene Green Copy Share Image
To view an object in the proper light we must stand away from it. The study of the classical literatures gives the… — John Lancaster Spalding Copy Share Image
I see Obama as Sisyphus in the first four years. And nobody would speak about the size of the rock, or the… — Bill Cosby Copy Share Image
We do not see and estimate the relative importance of objects so easily and clearly from the level or the waving land… — Albert Pike Copy Share Image
The first step in the elevation of women under all systems of religion is to convince them that the great Spirit of… — Elizabeth Cady Stanton Copy Share Image
The limitless loving devotion to God, and the gift God makes of Himself to you, are the highest elevation of which the… — Edith Stein Copy Share Image
Though we have been stuffing them into classrooms and cubicles for decades, our brains actually were built to survive in jungles and… — John Medina Copy Share Image
I always say people would rather be nice than right. I like to be nice too, but come on. People frequently ask… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
Northern white people love the Negro in a sort of abstract way, as a race; through a sense of justice, charity, and… — James Weldon Johnson Copy Share Image
“Given the opportunity of 'Earth-School' enrollment - some are humble enough to learn and grow, stubborn enough to fail and repeat, and… — T.F. Hodge Copy Share Image
Prudence operates on life in the same manner as rule of composition; it produces vigilance rather than elevation; rather prevents loss than… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
