Lofty Quotes

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He is an eloquent man who can treat humble subjects with delicacy, lofty things impressively, and moderate things temperately. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
I have the loftiest idea, and the most passionate one, of art. Much too lofty to agree to subject it to anything. Much too passionate… — Albert Camus
We achieved our mission to the moon. Let's look home from that lofty perch and reimagine our mission on Earth - that is what we… — William McDonough
Burn to be great, Pay not thy praise to lofty things alone. The plains are everlasting as the hills, The bard cannot have two pursuits;… — Philip James Bailey
The cyclone ends. The sun returns; the lofty coconut trees lift up their plumes again; man does likewise. The great anguish is over; joy has… — Paul Gauguin
To set a lofty example is the richest bequest a man can leave behind. — Samuel Smiles
The art of saying well what one thinks is different from the faculty of thinking. The latter may be very deep and lofty and far-… — Joseph Joubert
When you're dealing with music without words, titles are more a means of identification than anything else. What's the point of getting lofty? — Branford Marsalis
Let us show, not merely in great crises, but in every day of life, qualities of practical intelligence, of hardihood and endurance, and above all,… — Theodore Roosevelt
Doubly happy, however, is the man to whom lofty mountain tops are within reach. — John Muir
I have enjoyed the trees and scenery of Kentucky exceedingly. How shall I ever tell of the miles and miles of beauty that have been… — John Muir
The true Christians are the true citizens, lofty of purpose, resolute in endeavor, ready for a hero's deeds, but never looking down on their task… — Theodore Roosevelt
K, n. A consonant; originally precisely that of our H, but altered to its present shape to commemorate the destruction of [one of two lofty… — Ambrose Bierce
A truly wise person will constantly move forward, striving for self-improvement, knowing that daily repentance is needed for progress. He will realize the good life… — Marvin J. Ashton
Every athletic career, no matter how modest or lofty, is a journey. — Dan Millman
My reason for arguing against abolishing these types of sports isn't some kind of lofty, philosophical rationale. It's just that I did it and I… — Jonathan Gottschall
Gazing around, looking up at the lofty pinnacles above, which seemed to pierce the sky, looking down upon the world,-\-\it seemed the whole world, so… — Helen Hunt Jackson
Great things only require to be simply told, for they are spoiled by emphasis; but little things should be clothed in lofty language, as they… — Jean de la Bruyere
A lofty birth or a large fortune portend merit, and cause it to be the sooner noticed. — Jean de la Bruyere
What chiefly diverts the men of democracies from lofty ambition is not the scantiness of their fortunes, but the vehemence of the exertions they daily… — Alexis de Tocqueville

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