Lofty Quotes

214 quotes by 190 authors

Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations… — Saint Augustine
Men are at every stage of evolution, from the most barbarous to the most developed; men are found of lofty intelligence, but also of the… — Annie Besant
Remember, you and you alone are responsible for maintaining your energy. Give up blaming, complaining and excuse making, and keep taking action in the direction… — Jack Canfield
Lord, where shall I find you? Your place is lofty and secret. And where shall I not find you? The whole earth is full of… — Judah Halevi
That a few simple men should in one generation have invented so powerful and appealing a personality, so lofty ethic, and so inspiring a vision… — Will Durant
When autumn shadows throw their patterns across the land, they are not the images of fragile, dying leaves, not the bared arms of lofty elms,… — Djuna Barnes
I'm profoundly changed. There's a bittersweet emotion that I feel from playing this role. . . . I want the world to be different because… — Will Smith
So often do you see collegians enter life with high resolve and lofty purpose and then watch them shrink and shrink to sordid, selfish, shrewd… — W. E. B. Du Bois
A bird maintains itself in the air by imperceptible balancing, when near to the mountains or lofty ocean crags; it does this by means of… — Leonardo da Vinci
Imagination is like a lofty building reared to meet the sky; whereas fancy is a balloon that soars at the wind's will. — Gelett Burgess
He who prohibited the making of a graven image would never himself have made an image in the likeness of holy things [i.e., by creating… — Clement of Alexandria
Ethics is not for wimps. It's not easy being a good person. That's why it's such a lofty goal and an admirable achievement — Michael Josephson
The lofty pine is oftenest shaken by the winds; High towers fall with a heavier crash; And the lightning strikes the highest mountain. — Horace
For One in such a lofty position to stoop so low is a marvel that is staggering. What sublime humility and humble sublimeness, that the… — Francis of Assisi
The man who is fond of books is usually a man of lofty thought, and of elevated opinions. — Christopher Dawson
No free government can stand without virtue in the people, and a lofty spirit of partiotism. — Andrew Jackson
Of these austerer virtues the love of truth is the chief, and in mathematics, more than elsewhere, the love of truth may find encouragement for… — Bertrand Russell
Soup simmering, music of idle gossip, yammering kids, domestic chaos - long adjusted to this rolling scene, you show them your lofty calm. — Gottfried Keller
Setting goals for your game is an art. The trick is in setting them at the right level - neither too low nor too high.… — Greg Norman
If the God of revelation is most appropriately worshipped in the temple of religion, the God of nature may be equally honored in the temple… — David Brewster

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