Leaves Quotes

2444 quotes by 1767 authors

The best history is but like the art of Rembrandt; it casts a vivid light on certain selected causes, on those which were best and… — Walter Bagehot
Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind, which are delivered down from generation to generation as presents to the posterity of… — Joseph Addison
Great music is that which penetrates the ear with facility and leaves the memory with difficulty. Magical music never leaves the memory. — Thomas Beecham
We must ensure that while eliminating child labor in the export industry, we are also eliminating their labour from the informal sector, which is more… — Carol Bellamy
Boredom is the dream bird that hatches the egg of experience. A rustling in the leaves drives him away. — Walter Benjamin
The key to the mystery of a great artist is that for reasons unknown, he will give away his energies and his life just to… — Leonard Bernstein
I'm really interested in fashion but at the same time I find it quite competitive. Second-hand stuff leaves you more open to whatever your own… — Sophie Ellis Bextor
When you're used to being prepared to reject conventional wisdom, it leaves you open to learn more. — Mayim Bialik
Travelers repose and dream among my leaves. — William Blake
I'm not the type of guy who enjoys one-night stands. It leaves me feeling very empty and cynical. It's not even fun sexually. I need… — Ben Affleck
The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children. — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Every animal leaves traces of what it was; man alone leaves traces of what he created. — Jacob Bronowski
Odd how much it hurts when a friend moves away- and leaves behind only silence. — Pam Brown
All June I bound the rose in sheaves, Now, rose by rose, I strip the leaves. — Robert Browning
The great gift of conversation lies less in displaying it ourselves than in drawing it out of others. He who leaves your company pleased with… — Jean de la Bruyere
How beautiful the leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days. — John Burroughs
I still get wildly enthusiastic about little things... I play with leaves. I skip down the street and run against the wind. — Leo Buscaglia
A new breeze is blowing, and a world refreshed by freedom seems reborn; for in man's heart, if not in fact, the day of the… — George H. W. Bush
A person who is gifted sees the essential point and leaves the rest as surplus. — Thomas Carlyle
The customs and fashions of men change like leaves on the bough, some of which go and others come. — Dante Alighieri

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