Torches Quotes

177 Torches quotes by 141 unique authors

The torch of liberty is hot; warms those who hold it high; burns those who try to extinguish it. — Ronald Reagan
This is the true joy in life: Being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one, being a force of nature instead… — George Bernard Shaw
Thou fair-hair'd angel of the evening, Now, whilst the sun rests on the mountains, light Thy bright torch of love; thy radiant crown Put on,… — William Blake
The prophet who fails to present a bearable alternative and yet preaches doom is part of the trap that he postulates. Not only does he… — Margaret Mead
Truth is a torch which gleams in the fog but does not dispel it. — Claude Adrien Helvetius
You still stand watch, O human star, burning without a flicker, perfect flame, bright and resourceful spirit. Each of your rays a great idea -… — Karel Capek
I had a longing for ritual, something I could cling to, a routine to make me feel well and contented. I hoped that reading Bible… — Jack Dee
If you play a part that's been done before, on stage for instance, you feel like you're carrying a torch and staggering under the weight… — Samuel West
I remember my agent at ICM at the beginning of my career telling me that I wasn't pretty enough, that I was always going to… — Whitney Cummings
The 'Soul Train' legacy and brand are of the utmost importance to me and to 'Soul Train's' millions of fans. After years of offers, I… — Don Cornelius
The cuties I desire, I be the first to set it on off, flame on like the Human Torch. — Method Man
Any writer of any worth at all hopes to play only a pocket-torch of light - and rarely, through genius, a sudden flambeau - into… — Nadine Gordimer
The tiny flame that lights up the human heart is like a blazing torch that comes down from heaven to light up the paths of… — Khalil Gibran
What better comfort have we, or what other Profit in living Than to feed, sobered by the truth of Nature, Awhile upon her beauty, And… — George Santayana
Occupation is the best safeguard for women under all circumstances--mental or physical, or both. Cupid extinguishes his torch in the atmosphere of industry. — Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sevigne
Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A… — Emma Lazarus
Glow-worms on the ground are moving, As if in the torch-dance circling. — Heinrich Heine
As the generation of Holocaust survivors and liberators dwindles, the torch of remembrance, of bearing witness, and of education must continue forward. — Dan Gillerman
The spirit of the year, like bacchant crowned, With lighted torch goes careless on his way; And soon bursts into flame the maple's spray, And… — Unknown Author
America now is stumbling through the darkness of hatred and divisiveness. Our values, our principles, and our determination to succeed as a free and democratic… — Gerald R. Ford

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