The chief art of learning, as Locke has observed, is to attempt but little at a time. The widest excursions of the… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
The French Revolution, Fichte's Theory of Knowledge, and Goethe's Wilhelm Meister are the three greatest tendencies of the age. Whoever takes offence… — Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel Copy Share Image
I have enjoyed the trees and scenery of Kentucky exceedingly. How shall I ever tell of the miles and miles of beauty… — John Muir Copy Share Image
[Seeds Are Small.] Becoming a force of nature doesn't mean that all of our aspirations must be "grand." First steps are often… — Peter Senge Copy Share Image
The delicious faces of children, the beauty of school-girls, "the sweet seriousness of sixteen," the lofty air of well-born, well-bred boys, the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
My reason for arguing against abolishing these types of sports isn't some kind of lofty, philosophical rationale. It's just that I did… — Jonathan Gottschall Copy Share Image
The ancients had a taste, let us say rather a passion, for the marvellous, which caused ... grouping together the lofty deeds… — Francois Arago Copy Share Image
Our words must be judged by our deeds; and in striving for a lofty ideal we must use practical methods; and if… — Theodore Roosevelt Copy Share Image
But I cannot recite, even thus rudely, laws of the intellect, without remembering that lofty and sequestered class of men who have… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Two of the vital pillars that sustain Father in Heaven’s plan of happiness are marriage and the family. Their lofty significance is… — Richard G. Scott Copy Share Image
Comedic actors can be looked at as a lower form because we have to put ourselves in a lower place than most… — Jim Carrey Copy Share Image
Spirituality can release blocks, lead you to ideas, and make your life artful. Sometimes when we pray for guidance, we're guided in… — Julia Cameron Copy Share Image