Ascent Quotes

105 quotes by 85 authors

Do not despise the bottom rungs in the ascent to greatness. — Publilius Syrus
Remain true to yourself, but move ever upward toward greater consciousness and greater love! At the summit you will find yourselves united with all those… — Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Our ascent, of course, does not end the possibility for new accomplishments on El Capitan. The day will probably come when this climb will be… — Royal Robbins
The Principle of Uncertainty fixed once for all the realisation that all knowledge is limited. It is an irony of history that at the very… — Jacob Bronowski
The descent into matter must be complete before the ascent to spirit can commence. — Dion Fortune
A woman finds the natural lay of the land almost unconsciously; and not feeling it incumbent on her to be guide and philosopher to any… — Alice Stone Blackwell
Hope changes everything. It changes winter into summer, darkness into dawn, descent into ascent, barrenness into creativity, agony into joy. — Daisaku Ikeda
I believe that the ascent of mountains forms an essential chapter in the complete duty of man, and that it is wrong to leave any… — Leslie Stephen
The ascent to the divine Life is the human journey, the Work of works, the acceptable Sacrifice. This alone is man's real business in the… — Sri Aurobindo
Terrorism [is] a biological consequence of the multinationals, just as a day of fever is the reasonable price of an effective vaccine . . .… — Umberto Eco
Mathematical study and research are very suggestive of mountaineering. Whymper made several efforts before he climbed the Matterhorn in the 1860's and even then it… — Louis J. Mordell
The most powerful drive in the ascent of man is his pleasure in his own skill. He loves to do what he does well. And… — Jacob Bronowski
No one grows up. That's one of the sickest lies they ever tell you. People change. People compromise. People get stranded in situations they don't… — Greg Egan
The growth of all the plants of the garden from seeds and roots keep us mindful, in accordance with of the Parable of the Sower,… — John Stokes
Tolerance is not really a lived virtue; itâ€™s more of a cerebral ascent. — Krista Tippett
I often think of those marvelous weeks spent in the Waddington Range in 1950. 2 new routes on the northern side of the peak and… — Allen Steck
Miracles are commonplace in religious scripture. Our ancient ancestors are said to have felt Jesus' wounds, verified Muhammad's ascent to heaven, and even interacted with… — David G. McAfee
Of all tools, an observatory is the most sublime. . . . What is so good in a college as an observatory? The sublime attaches… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Old age is not an illness, it is a timeless ascent. As power diminishes, we grow toward the light. — May Sarton
Even places that have been shrouded in darkness for billions of years can be illuminated. Even a stone from the bottom of a river can… — Daisaku Ikeda

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