Accounts Quote by Alexander Pope

“Fir'd at first sight with what the Muse imparts, In fearless youth we tempt the heights of arts, While from the bounded level of…

— Alexander Pope

“So pleas'd at first the tow'ring Alps we try, Mount o'er the vales, and seem to tread the sky; Th'eternal snows appear already past,…

— Alexander Pope

Hills peep o'er hills, and Alps on Alps arise.

— Alexander Pope

Ideas make their way in silence like the waters that, altering behind the rocks of the Alps, loosen then from the mountains upon which…

— Jean-Henri Merle d'Aubigne

“The hillsides and Alps looked as if they'd been sculpted and freshly seeded. Nothing appeared to be placed at random. The world is out…

— Scott Haas

“In Europe, the dimensions of physical space seemed compressed. The looming vertical presence of mountains cut me off from the horizon. I'd not lived…

— Tim Winton

“The higher we climb, the more comprehensive the view. Each new vantage point yields a better understanding of the interconnection of things. What is…

— Julian Barbour

For some reason, there is a purity to the Swiss Alps - a certain energy - that is very reminiscent of my snowboarding experiences…

— Frederick Lenz

“Life's journey is peppered with many bumps and pitfalls. If we make mountains out of each one, we will get nowhere.”

— Charles F. Glassman

“When mountains move, the earth shakes. When you stand as close as we have to real-life miracles, you will get roughed up. Mountains are…

— Rosaria Champagne Butterfield

“You're not over the hill, you're at the top of the mountain. It's been tough work getting to this point, but now you have…

— Andrea Brandt

Human nature seems to me like the Alps. The depths are profound, black as night, and terrifying, but the heights are equally real, uplifted…

— Emily Greene Balch