Time is the mercy of Eternity; without Time's swiftness Which is the swiftest of all things, all were eternal torment. — William Blake Copy Share Image
War must be, while we defend our lives against a destroyer who would devour all; but I do not love the bright… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
In our view any awareness is an increment to consciousness, an added light, a reinforcement of psychic coherence. Its swiftness or instantaneity… — Gaston Bachelard Copy Share Image
For the production of man a different apprenticeship [from forests] was needed to sharpen the wits and quicken the higher manifestations of… — Raymond Dart Copy Share Image
Sleep and death, two twins of winged race, Of matchless swiftness, but of silent pace. — Alexander Pope Copy Share Image
The difference between a mongrel and a thoroughbred, whether brute or man, is not in swiftness, beauty, or endurance, but in courage. — Austin O'Malley Copy Share Image
“I had never thought about it, but summer was Dill by the fishpool smoking string, Dill's eyes alive with complicated plans to… — Harper Lee Copy Share Image
O. J. has an uncanny instinct for sensing when to make the move, when to makethe cut. He can kill you with… — Howard Cosell Copy Share Image
If life is a battle, then my inner scars are medals for valor, for swiftness, for courage, for passion. Evil is the… — Storm Constantine Copy Share Image
Swift as the wind. Quiet as the forest. Conquer like the fire. Steady as the mountain — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
FALLING STARS: Do you remember still the falling stars that like swift horses through the heavens raced and suddenly leaped across the… — Rainer Maria Rilke Copy Share Image
Jews are known for many things, but strength, swiftness, and agility are not among them. There is one trait, as controversial as… — Steven Pinker Copy Share Image
Here the free spirit of mankind, at length, Throws its last fetters off; and who shall place A limit to the giant's… — William C. Bryant Copy Share Image
There is psychological pleasure in this takeoff, too, for the swiftness of the plane’s ascent is an exemplary symbol of transformation. The… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
To win a race, the swiftness of a dart Availeth not without a timely start — Jean de La Fontaine Copy Share Image
At Tara in this fateful hour, I place all Heaven with its power, And the sun with its brightness, And the snow… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
Your body is woven from the light of heaven. Are you aware that its purity and swiftness is the envy of angels… — Rumi Copy Share Image
There are a lot of messages that need to be sent to the criminal who is out there dealing in this on… — Bill McCollum Copy Share Image
Occasionally the very youngness of the young moved him to charity--they had no sense of the swiftness of life, nor of its… — Larry McMurtry Copy Share Image
The poet should try to give his poem the quiet swiftness of flame, so that the reader will feel and not think… — Sara Teasdale Copy Share Image
War must be, while we defend our lives against a destroyer who would devour all. — Faramir Copy Share Image
The sound of the freezing of snow over the land seemed to roar deep into the earth. There was no moon. The… — Yasunari Kawabata Copy Share Image
I'm never more aware of the limitations of language than when I try to describe beauty. Language can create its own loveliness,… — Scott Sanders Copy Share Image
On the geological time scale, a human lifetime is reduced to a brevity that is too inhibiting to think about deep time.… — John McPhee Copy Share Image