Desert Quotes

963 Desert quotes by 707 unique authors

In vain do we seek tranquility in the desert; temptations are always with us; our passions, represented by the demons, never let us alone: those… — Baron de Montesquieu
He is the best gentleman that is the son of his own deserts, and not the degenerated heir of another's virtue. — Victor Hugo
Alzheimer's ... it is a barren disease, as empty and lifeless as a desert. It is a thief of hearts and souls and memories. — Nicholas Sparks
All justice is inherently social. Can someone on a desert island be either just or unjust? — Thomas Sowell
Was our life nothing more than a sequence of anonymous screams in a desert of indifferent stars? — Ernesto Sabato
Critical lice are like body lice, which desert corpses to seek the living. — Theophile Gautier
Our Lord Jesus is ever giving, and does not for a solitary instant withdraw his hand. As long as there is a vessel of grace… — Charles Spurgeon
Yea, let them which have been redeemed of the Lord, shew how He hath delivered them from the hand of the oppressor. When they wandered… — William Bradford
If you think God has promised this world will be a five-star hotel, you will be miserable as you live through the normal struggles of… — Kevin DeYoung
A few men own from ten thousand to two hundred thousand acres each. The poor Laborer can find no resting place, save on the barren… — Denis Kearney
I can understand why those primitive desert people think a camera steals their soul. It is unnatural to see yourself from the outside. — Nigella Lawson
I am an idealist. I often feel I would like to be an artist in an ivory tower. Yet it is imperative that I speak… — W. Eugene Smith
My desires seem especially to be after weanedness from the world, perfect deadness to it, and that I may be crucified to all its allurements.… — David Brainerd
Everything which we loved is lost. We are in a desert .... Before us is nothing but a black square on a white background! — Kazimir Malevich
I was raised to believe that everybody has a responsibility to their community and I use the word very loosely. It's a big community. If… — Mary Travers
This is the sense of the desert hills, that there is room enough and time enough — Mary Hunter Austin
Nothing the desert produces expresses it better than the unhappy growth of the tree yuccas — Mary Hunter Austin
Keep your hands open, and all the sands of the desert can pass through them. Close them, and all you can feel is a bit… — Taisen Deshimaru
To this day, I enjoy nature, the luxury of undisturbed wilderness, forests, mountains, lakes, rivers and deserts and their wildlife. But I also know that… — Norman Borlaug
In careless ignorance they think it civilization, when in reality it is a portion of their slavery...To ravage, to slaughter, to usurp under false pretenses,… — Tacitus

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