Aloft Quotes

63 Aloft quotes by 55 unique authors

Man looks aloft, and with erected eyes Beholds his hereditary skies. — Unknown Author
The principal thing in the world is to keep the soul aloft. — Gustave Flaubert
Sometimes a fog will settle over a vessel's deck and yet leave the topmast clear. Then a sailor goes up aloft and gets a lookout… — Charles Spurgeon
Real disciples absorb the fiery darts of the adversary by holding aloft the quenching shield of faith with one hand, while holding to the iron… — Neal A. Maxwell
See yonder little cloud, that, borne aloft So tenderly by the wind, floats fast away Over the snowy peaks! — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A hot air balloon requires a great deal of fuel to keep it aloft, so that you can't fly it even for one day. A… — Steve Fossett
The difficulty lay with the mind accommodating itself to the notion of the plane, with all its weight, defying gravity, staying aloft. She understood the… — Anita Shreve
Never soar aloft on an enemy's pinions. — Aesop
Most men eddy about Here and there-eat and drink, Chatter and love and hate, Gather and squander, are raised Aloft, are hurled in the dust,… — Matthew Arnold
Religion is to be used as a stepping stone to God but it must never be used as a tower to hold one aloft from… — Peace Pilgrim
Hasidism has a tradition that one of man's purposes is to assist God in the work of redemption by "hallowing" the things of creation. By… — Annie Dillard
Lightly tripping o'er the land, Deftly skimming o'er the main, Scarce our fairy wings bedewing With the frothy mantling brine, Scarce our silver feet acquainting… — Hartley Coleridge
I always had a sense that I would fall in love with Tokyo. In retrospect I guess it's not that surprising. I was of the… — Junot Diaz
The truly humble feel the ground beneath their feet every day and do not only become aware of it when held aloft or pushed down… — Julian Baggini
If you saw Atlas, the giant who holds the world on his shoulders, if you saw that he stood, blood running down his chest, his… — Ayn Rand
My soul is awakened, my spirit is soaring and carried aloft on the wings of the breeze. — Anne Bronte
A few feathery flakes are scattered widely through the air, and hover downward with uncertain flight, now almost alighting on the earth, now whirled again… — Nathaniel Hawthorne
It seemed to travel with her, to sweep her aloft in the power of song, so that she was moving in glory among the stars,… — Madeleine L'Engle
You have grudged the very fire in your house because the wood cost overmuch!" he cried. "You have grudged life. To live cost overmuch, and… — Jack London
And though I came to forget or regret all I have ever done, yet would I remember that once I saw the dragons aloft on… — Ursula K. Le Guin
Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art--- Not in lone splendour hung aloft the night And watching, with eternal lids apart, Like nature's… — John Keats
Father monks, why do you fast! Why do you expect reward in heaven for that?...No, saintly monk, you try being virtuous in the world, do… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
Then holding the star aloft and the bright sword advanced, Frodo, hobbit of the Shire, walked steadily down to meet the eyes. — J.R.R. Tolkien
Bright star, would I were steadfast as thou art-- Not in lone splendour hung aloft the night And watching, with eternal lids apart, Like nature's… — John Keats
Immortal amarant, a flower which once In paradise, fast by the tree of life, Began to bloom; but soon for man's offence To heaven removed,… — John Milton

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