Fields Quotes

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Like the lily That once was mistress of the field and flourished, I'll hang my head and perish. — William Shakespeare
In a trader-dominated society, the scribe is usually kept out of the management of affairs, but it given a more or less free hand in… — Eric Hoffer
The genuine creator creates something that has a life of its own, something that can exist and function without him. This is true not only… — Eric Hoffer
Bell, thou soundest merrily, When the bridal party To the church doth hie! Bell, thou soundest solemnly, When, on Sabbath morning, Fields deserted lie! — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
After a day of cloud and wind and rain Sometimes the setting sun breaks out again, And touching all the darksome woods with light, Smiles… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A field becomes exhausted by constant tillage. — Ovid
Any number of holier-than-thou honorable realists walk around in the belief that they have accomplished something, simply because they tell you for the hundredth time… — Edvard Munch
Learn from the beasts the physic of the field. — Alexander Pope
When you follow your bliss, you begin to meet people who are in the field of your bliss, and they open the doors to you. — Joseph Campbell
I think there are multiple studies now to demonstrate that diversity, a better balance between genders, but also between different fields as well, is actually… — Christine Lagarde
This is about Americans getting off the sidelines and getting onto the playing field, .. This is about each and every one of us who… — Colin Powell
I've always thought of myself as an Expo. I probably had better seasons with the Cubs. The fan base and the bleacher bums at Wrigley… — Andre Dawson
In case of dispute, the umpire shall throw it straight into the field. — James Naismith
When loneliness comes stalking, go into the fields, consider the orderliness of the world. — Mary Oliver
An artist must pass judgment only on what he understands; his range is limited as that of any other specialist... Anyone who says that the… — Anton Chekhov
You will say that everyone has seen landscapes and figures from childhood on. The question is: Has everybody also been reflexive as a child? Has… — Vincent Van Gogh
Listen to the Water-Mill: Through the live-long day How the clicking of its wheel Wears the hours away! Languidly the Autumn wind Stirs the forest… — Sarah Doudney
A tranquil city of good laws, fine architecture, and clean streets is like a classroom of obedient dullards, or a field of gelded bulls -… — Mark Helprin
Al Gore has made no serious attempt to level the playing field for U.S. agriculture exports, which have fallen 16 percent in the last three… — Dan Quayle
Historical judgement is not a variety of knowledge, it is knowledge itself; it is the form which completely fills and exhausts the field of knowing,… — Benedetto Croce

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