Murmuring Quotes

75 quotes by 69 authors

A flock of sheep that leisurely pass by One after one; the sound of rain, and bees Murmuring; the fall of rivers, winds and seas,… — William Wordsworth
This is the forest primeval. The murmuring pines and the hemlocks, Bearded with moss, and in garments green, indistinct in the twilight, Stand like Druids… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
My mind was bursting with depression and anguish. I muttered imprecations and murmuring as I passed along. I was full of loathing and abhorrence of… — William Godwin
God gave us minds to think with and hearts to thank with. Instead we use our hearts to think about the world as we would… — Douglas Wilson
Bookshops are infested with ideas. Books are quivering, murmuring creatures. — Rodrigo Rey Rosa
I have seen A curious child, who dwelt upon a tract Of inland ground, applying to his ear The convolutions of a smooth-lipped shell; To… — William Wordsworth
To cleave that sea [the Aegean] in the gentle autumnal season, murmuring the name of each islet, is to my mind the joy most apt… — Nikos Kazantzakis
When abroad, behaveto everyone as if interviewing an honored guest; in directing the people, act as if you were assisting at a great sacrafice; DO… — Confucius
A basic cause of murmuring is that too many of us seem to expect that life will flow ever smoothly, featuring an unbroken chain of… — Neal A. Maxwell
The truly patient man neither complains of his hard lot nor desires to be pitied by others. He speaks of his sufferings in a natural,… — Saint Francis de Sales
What a pity flowers can utter no sound!-A singing rose, a whispering violet, a murmuring honeysuckle ... oh, what a rare and exquisite miracle would… — Henry Ward Beecher
Sweet is every sound, Sweeter thy voice, but every sound is sweet; Myriads of rivulets hurrying thro' the lawn, The moans of doves in immemorial… — Alfred Lord Tennyson
Consciousness is a pitiful hostage of its flesh-envelope, whose surges, circuits, and secret murmurings it cannot stay or speed. This is the chthonian drama that… — Camille Paglia
He was a foe without hate; a friend without treachery; a soldier without cruelty; a victor without oppression, and a victim without murmuring. He was… — Benjamin Harvey Hill
The ultimate source of energy, the sun is ready to set. The leaves of the blooming lotus flower in the pond are losing their lustre.… — Manmohan Acharya
Oh, that we could but convince men and women that murmuring spirit is a greater evil than any affliction, whatever the affliction! — Jeremiah Burroughs
The stars of midnight shall be dear To her; and she shall lean her ear In many a secret place Where rivulets dance their wayward… — William Wordsworth
What then are we to do about our problems? We must learn to live with them until such time as God delivers us from them...we… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
Spring scarce had greener fields to show than these Of mid September; through the still warm noon The rivulets ripple forth a gladder tune Than… — Edward Dowden
I was raised by the song Of the murmuring grove And loving I learned Among Flowers. — Friedrich Holderlin

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