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Depth Quotes by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- In like manner the effect of every action is measured by the depth of the sentiment from which it proceeds. The great man knew not…
- Life is not measured by its length, but by its depth.
- Thought is the seed of action; but action is as much its second form as thought is its first. It rises in thought, to the…
- Our faith comes in moments . . . yet there is a depth in those brief moments which constrains us to ascribe more reality to…
- A vivid thought brings the power to paint it; and in proportion to the depth of its source is the force of its projection.
- It is not length of life, but depth of life.
- Manners are the happy ways of doing things; each one a stroke of genius or of love, now repeated and hardened into usage, they form…
More Depth Quotes
- Who can map out the various forces at play in one soul? Man is a great depth, O Lord. The hairs of… — Saint Augustine
- I am my heart's undertaker. Daily I go and retrieve its tattered remains, place them delicately into its little coffin, and bury… — Emilie Autumn
- The mark of your ignorance is the depth of your belief in injustice and tragedy. What the caterpillar calls the end of… — Richard Bach
- A little philosophy inclineth man's mind to atheism, but depth in philosophy bringeth men's minds about to religion. — Francis Bacon
- There are worlds of experience beyond the world of the aggressive man, beyond history, and beyond science. The moods and qualities of… — Ansel Adams
- No, I think the pitching today has more depth. — Ernie Banks
- During my time, there might have been one pitcher or two that were top pitchers on a team. Teams that won maybe… — Ernie Banks
- The Indian Summer of life should be a little sunny and a little sad, like the season, and infinite in wealth and… — Henry Adams
- That is the great mistake about the affections. It is not the rise and fall of empires, the birth and death of… — Amelia Barr
- To achieve some depth in your field requires a lot of sacrifices. Want to or not, you're thinking about what you're doing… — Mikhail Baryshnikov
- You shall always find what you created in your mind, for instance, a benevolent God or an evil Devil. Between them are… — Hans Bender
- No one ever discovers the depths of his own loneliness. — Georges Bernanos