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Clouds Quotes by Saint Augustine
- Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.
- Thy word remaineth for ever, which word now appeareth unto us in the riddle of the clouds, and through the mirror of the heavens, not…
- Fasting cleanses the soul, raises the mind, subjects one’s flesh to the spirit, renders the heart contrite and humble, scatters the clouds of concupiscence, quenches…
More Clouds Quotes
- There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
- A white crowned night sparrow sings as the moon sets. Thunder growls far off. Our campfire is a single light. Amongst a… — Kenneth Rexroth
- The slightest living thing answers a deeper need than all the works of man because it is transitory. It has an evanescence… — Freya Stark
- Why is geometry often described as 'cold' and 'dry?' One reason lies in its inability to describe the shape of a cloud,… — Benoit Mandelbrot
- The more your meditation goes deep, the less and less you will feel the burden of the mind. The more and more… — Rajneesh
- The job has its grandeurs, yes. There is the exultation of arriving safely after a storm, the joy of gliding down out… — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
- Rain-diamonds, this winter morning, embellish the tangle of unpruned pear-tree twigs; each solitaire, placed, it appears, with considered judgement, bears the light… — Denise Levertov
- This existence of ours is as transient as autumn clouds To watch the birth and death of beings is like looking at… — Gautama Buddha