Desert Quotes

963 Desert quotes by 707 unique authors

The soul should take care of the body, just as the pilgrim on his way to Makkah takes care of his camel; but if the… — Al-Ghazali
All the unhallowed beauty I have found; All free - discordant shrills and form-defying wonders above ground, like writhen trees with draggled foliage struggling along… — Unknown Author
We were taught to believe that the Great Spirit sees and hears everything, and that he never forgets, that hereafter he will give every man… — Chief Joseph
To say nothing is out here is incorrect; to say the desert is stingy with everything except space and light, stone and earth is closer… — William Least Heat-Moon
I am in love with this world . . . I have climbed its mountains, roamed its forests, sailed its waters, crossed its deserts, felt… — John Burroughs
Nor waste their sweetness in the desert air. — Charles Churchill
The test of a round character is whether it is capable of surprising in a convincing way. If it never surprises it is flat. Flat… — E. M. Forster
The marvel is that we did not all die of cold. As a matter of fact, only one of my party actually froze to death… — Wilfred Owen
For everyone who's a valedictorian, there's another 100 out there who weigh 130 pounds - and they've got calves the size of cantaloupes because they're… — Steve King
I fear the popular notion of success stands in direct opposition in all points to the real and wholesome success. One adores public opinion, the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
One can see from space how the human race has changed the Earth. Nearly all of the available land has been cleared of forest and… — Stephen Hawking
If we use our fuel to get our power, we are living on our capital and exhausting it rapidly. This method is barbarous and wantonly… — Nikola Tesla
Without music, life is a journey through a desert. — Pat Conroy
The sorrowful spirit finds relaxation in solitude. It abhors people, as a wounded deer deserts the herd and lives in a cave until it is… — Khalil Gibran
Throughout history there have been many men and women who have chosen to imitate Jesus as he withdraws into the desert... To pass time in… — Raniero Cantalamessa
Among the environmental trends undermining our future are shrinking forests, expanding deserts, falling water tables, collapsing fisheries, disappearing species, and rising temperatures. The temperature increases… — Lester R. Brown
A three billion year old planet floating in the vast universe with mountains, seventy percent seas and oceans, fertile lands, immense forests, rivers and lakes,… — Robert Muller
You who prattle that morality is social and that man would need no morality on a desert island - it is on a desert island… — Ayn Rand
Where is the security for property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation deserts the oaths . . . ? — George Washington
If mankind were to resolve to agree in no institution of government, until every part of it had been adjusted to the most exact standard… — Alexander Hamilton

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