Moisture Quotes

53 quotes by 52 authors

[On the propulsive force of rockets] One part of fire takes up as much space as ten parts of air, and one part of air… — Vannoccio Biringuccio
It is fashionable nowadays to talk about the endless riches of the sea. The ocean is regarded as a sort of bargain basement, but I… — Jacques Yves Cousteau
The sun gives spirit and life to the plants and the earth nourishes them with moisture. — Leonardo da Vinci
(On the temperature of water in wells) The reason why the water in wells becomes colder in summer is that the earth is then rarefied… — Lucretius
There it is, fog, atmospheric moisture still uncertain in destination, not quite weather and not altogether mood, yet partaking of both. — Hal Borland
If you take suede leather and put it on a piece of steel, and put moisture on it, it actually sticks. — Nik Wallenda
There were taken apples, and ... closed up in wax. ... After a month's space, the apple inclosed in was was as green and fresh… — Francis Bacon
A man who has no love in him is as barren as a cloud with no moisture, a tree with no fruits or a cow… — Sathya Sai Baba
The sun was a molten coin burning a circle in the low-hanging overcast, surrounded by a fairy-ring of moisture. — Stephen King
Itâ€™s easy to plant a seed and sprinkle it with water, but once the sun scorches the ground, and the earth soaks up all the… — Tiffanie DeBartolo
And wasn't my mind also like another crib in the depths of which I felt I remained ensconced, even in order to watch what was… — Marcel Proust
There was a deliberate voluptuousness that was both thrilling and repulsive. And as she arched her neck she actually licked her lips like an animal… — Bram Stoker
My dad hates umbrellas, said Deeba, swinging her own. When it rains he always says the same thing. 'I do not believe the presence of… — China Mieville
She remembered the godswood, drooping branches heavy with moisture, and the sound of her brotherâ€™s laughter as he chased her through piles of damp leaves. — George R. R. Martin
Joy to hearts which have suffered long is like the dew on the ground after a long drought; both the heart and the ground absorb… — Alexandre Dumas
A voice hissed: "He sheds tears!" It was taken around the ring "Usal gives moisture to the dead!" He felt fingers touch his damp cheek,… — Frank Herbert
Bitter words normally evaporate with the moisture of breath, after a quarrel. In order to become permanent, they require transcribers, reporters, complicit black hearts. — Barbara Kingsolver
You compare the nation to a parched piece of land and the tax to a life-giving rain. So be it. But you should also ask… — Frederic Bastiat
A seed of hope caught a taste of moisture. Some wishful kernel buried deep, where he was loathe to acknowledge it lest it poison or… — Hugh Howey
Alice started to cry. It came with no sound, no shuddering, no childlike hysterics, just a soul-deep release that turned into moisture and dripped down… — Kristin Hannah

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