Ascent Quotes

105 Ascent quotes by 84 unique authors

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; it’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
Those people who are always improving never become great. Greatness is an eminence, the ascent to which is steep and lofty, and which a man… — William Hazlitt
For me, the ascent to the peak of the normal ways that torment and anguish. Inspired by the idea of transition was always something that… — Wojciech Kurtyka
Surround yourself with those who won’t compete but will revel in your success and see your ascent as a reflection of their own possibilities. — T.D. Jakes
What first truly stirred my soul was not fear or pain, nor was it pleasure or games; it was the yearning for freedom. I had… — Nikos Kazantzakis
[Men] prefer the foolish belief and the passions of the earth [to the enlightenment of their souls]. They believe the absurd and shrink from the… — Iain Pears
Morality is a mountain which we cannot climb by our own efforts; and if we could we should only perish in the ice and unbreathable… — C.S. Lewis
A first ascent is a creation in the same sense as is a painting or a song — Royal Robbins
One thing is certain: the call of Christ is always a promotion. Were Christ to call a king from his throne to preach the gospel… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
Intellectual ascent to correct doctrine is not salvation — Matt Chandler
The largest single step in the ascent of man is the change from nomad to village agriculture. — Jacob Bronowski

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