Sublime Quotes

380 Sublime quotes by 297 unique authors

Suffering ignites the spark of contact with the sublime and offers proof of humanity ... — Lydia Millet
We suffer from a repression of the sublime. — Roberto Assagioli
Our concerns sink into insignificance when compared with the eternal value of human personality - a potential child of God which is destined to triumph… — Igor Sikorsky
Sublime places repeat in grand terms a lesson that ordinary life typically teaches viciously: that the universe is mightier than we are, that we are… — Alain de Botton
So important , indeed, is it (Light), and so much does it pervade with its influence the whole Masonic system, that Freemasonry itself anciently received,… — Albert Mackey
At the heart of the ridiculous, the sublime — Derek Mahon
As we gradually learn to harness the optimal computing capacity of matter, our intelligence will spread through the universe at (or exceeding) the speed of… — Ray Kurzweil
Love is a time-honored way to transcend the separate-self sense and leap into the sublime; Treya and I held hands, closed our eyes, and jumped. — Ken Wilber
My object all sublime I shall achieve in time- To let the punishment fit the crime- The punishment fit the crime. — W. S. Gilbert
However often we turn to it [the Koran] at first disgusting us each time afresh, it soon attracts, astounds, and in the end enforces our… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
There Shakespeare, on whose forehead climb The crowns o' the world; oh, eyes sublime With tears and laughter for all time! — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Perhaps that is what life is all about—the search for such a connection. The search for magic. The search for the inexplicable. Not in order… — Garth Stein
Now I've a hope that will surely endure after the passing of time. I have a future in heaven for sure; there in those mansions… — Unknown Author
The difference in men does not lie in the size of their hands, nor in the perfection of their bodies, but in this one sublime… — Elbert Hubbard
What is important is not the length of life, but the depth of life. What is important is not to make life longer, but to… — Leo Tolstoy
Ways of loving from a distance, mating without even touching-Amor platonicus! The ladder of love one is expected to climb higher and higher, elating the… — Elif Safak
Happiness is the sublime moment when you get out of your corsets at night. — Joyce Grenfell
Peter Martin’s artistry is nothing short of extraordinary. To sing with him is sublime – to listen to him play is a transcendent experience. — Dianne Reeves
This is all I ever wanted - to help students and artists see myth as a reflection of the one sublime adventure of life, and… — Joseph Campbell
Can one be passionate about the just, the ideal, the sublime, and the holy, and yet commit no labor in its cause? I don't think… — Mary Oliver
I am no friend of present-day Christianity, though its Founder was sublime. — Vincent Van Gogh
Science is not enough, religion is not enough, art is not enough, politics and economics are not enough, nor is love, nor is duty, nor… — Aldous Huxley
The last decisive energy of a rational courage which confides in the Supreme Power is very sublime. It makes a man who intrepidly dares every… — Randolph Sinks Foster
Soon I knew the craft of experimental physics was beyond me - it was the sublime quality of patience - patience in accumulating data, patience… — Abdus Salam
My idea being that for the sublime and the beautiful and the interesting, you do not have to look far away. You have to know… — Hedda Sterne

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