Chains Quote by Adelbert von Chamisso Download Open image “Of what use were wings to a man fast bound in chains of iron?” — Adelbert von Chamisso ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.4 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Chains Iron Men Use Wings
What use would wings be to a man bound in iron fetters? They would only drive him to even greater despair. — Adelbert von Chamisso Copy Share Image
“At first, the wings weighed more than the chains, because with the chains we were not required to fly” — Luigina Sgarro Copy Share Image
...wings—-vast shimmering wings, their reach so great they swept the walls on either side of the alley, each feather like the wind-tugged lick of… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
The natural function of the wing is to soar upwards and carry that which is heavy up to the place where dwells the race… — Plato Copy Share Image
The function of the wing is to take what is heavy and raise it up in the region above. — Plato Copy Share Image
In this watering-place I acted an heroic character, badly studied; and being a novice on such a stage, I forgot my part before a… — Adelbert von Chamisso Copy Share Image
When I spoke, I was listened to; and I was at a loss to know how I had so easily acquired the art of… — Adelbert von Chamisso Copy Share Image
This man, although he appeared so humble and embarrassed in his air and manners, and passed so unheeded, had inspired me with such a… — Adelbert von Chamisso Copy Share Image
A person without a shadow should keep out of the sun, that is the only safe and rational plan. — Adelbert von Chamisso Copy Share Image
Because it appears to me a hazardous thing to exchange my soul for my shadow. — Adelbert von Chamisso Copy Share Image
“Morao sam, naravno, da izigravam ćudljivog osobenjaka. Ali bogatašima to lepo pristaje.” — Adelbert von Chamisso Copy Share Image
My vanity was flattered by having been mistaken for our revered sovereign. I ordered a banquet to be got ready for the following evening,… — Adelbert von Chamisso Copy Share Image
I ordered gold in the meantime to be showered down without ceasing among the happy multitude. — Adelbert von Chamisso Copy Share Image
All possible means were used by the infatuated parents to conclude the bargain; and deception put an end to these usual artifices. — Adelbert von Chamisso Copy Share Image
The word majesty was now dropped; but, with the deepest respect and humility, I was addressed as the count. What could I do? I… — Adelbert von Chamisso Copy Share Image
“Ko samo nogom kroči sa pravoga puta, naći će se neočekivano na drugim stazama koje će ga vući sve niže i niže.” — Adelbert von Chamisso Copy Share Image
Unchecked, the new tolerance will sooner or later put many people in chains. — D. A. Carson Copy Share Image
Somewhere somebody must have some sense. Men must see that force begets force, hate begets hate, toughness begets toughness. And it is all a… — Martin Luther King, Jr Copy Share Image
The dark ages still reign over all humanity, and the depth and persistence of this domination are only now becoming clear. This Dark Ages… — R. Buckminster Fuller Copy Share Image
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I am ever mindful of the legacy of my grandfather, the founder of this Kingdom, who had said to me that he perceived his… — King Hussein I Copy Share Image
Think about it: we went into slavery pagans; we came out Christians. We went into slavery pieces of property; we came out American citizens.… — Booker T. Washington Copy Share Image
