Imperceptibly Quotes
44 Imperceptibly quotes by 43 unique authors
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Those who are skilled in archery bend their bow only when they are preparing to use it; when they do not require it, they allow…
— Herodotus
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Vengeance comes not slowly either upon you or any other wicked man, but steals silently and imperceptibly, placing its foot on the bad.
— Euripides
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Amusement allures and deceives us and leads us down imperceptibly in thoughtlessness to the grave
— Blaise Pascal
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Martial music has sudden and strongly marked transitions from one note to another which that style of music requires; while in that which is intended…
— Joshua Reynolds
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That's what Hanukkah is about: trying to survive the darkness on the far-fetched hope there's still some life and light left in the universe. It's…
— Lawrence Kushner
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Only within the 20th Century has biological thought been focused on ecology, or the relation of the living creature to its environment. Awareness of ecological…
— Rachel Carson
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There is a kind of elevation which does not depend on fortune; it is a certain air which distinguishes us, and seems to destine us…
— Francois de La Rochefoucauld
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Kumiko and I felt something for each other from the beginning. It was not one of those strong, impulsive feelings that can hit two people…
— Haruki Murakami
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Every moment and every event of everyman's life on earth plants something in his soul. For just as the wind carries thousands of winged seeds,…
— Thomas Merton
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Imperceptibly the love of these discords grew upon me as my love of music grew stronger.
— Edgar Allan Poe
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If she had been left alone she would have gone on, in her own way, enjoying herself thoroughly, until people found one day that she…
— Doris Lessing
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It happened, as many things do, imperceptibly, in many ways at once. I date it - the slow crumbling of my faith, the pulverization of…
— James A. Baldwin
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It showed a kind of obscenity you see only in nature, an obscenity so extreme that it dissolves imperceptibly into beauty.
— Richard Preston
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Imperceptibly, more time passes when I'm not remembering our every moment together, not recreating our every conversation, re-imagining our love-making. It is immeasurably sad.
— Luke Davies
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I stabbed you. With a massive sword. You caught on fire." His lips twitched, almost imperceptibly. "Okay, so maybe our problems aren't like other couples.
— Cassandra Clare
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Chicago happened slowly, like a migraine. First they were driving through countryside, then, imperceptibly, the occasional town became a low suburban sprawl, and the sprawl…
— Neil Gaiman
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Great occasions do not make heroes or cowards; they simply unveil them to the eyes. Silently and imperceptibly, as we wake or sleep, we grow…
— Brooke Westcott
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Great occasions do not make heroes or cowards; they simply unveil them to the eyes of men. Silently and imperceptibly, as we wake or sleep,…
— Unknown Author
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Do not hope wholly to reason away your troubles; do not feed them with attention, and they will die imperceptibly away. Fix your thoughts upon…
— Samuel Johnson
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