Cases Quote by Marcus Vitruvius Pollio

The inhabitants of earth behold commonly but the dark and shadowy under side of heaven's pavement; it is only when seen at a favorable…

— Henry David Thoreau

The sun, centre and sire of light, The keystone of the world-built arch of heaven.

— Philip James Bailey

They are all up — the innumerable stars— And hold their place in heaven. ... There they stand, Shining in order, like a living…

— Nathaniel Parker Willis

The gods and their tranquil abodes appear, which no winds disturb, nor clouds bedew with showers, nor does the white snow, hardened by frost,…

— Lucretius

There is in God, some say, a deep but dazzling darkness.

— Madeleine L'Engle

To watch a sunset is to connect with the Divine.

— Anonymous

There is a god within us, and the heavens Have intercourse with earth; from realms above That spirit comes.

— Ovid

Heaven is not like flying or swimming, but has something to do with blackness and a strong glare.

— Elizabeth Bishop

As the skies appear to a man, so is his mind. Some see only clouds there; some, prodigies and portents; some rarely look up…

— Henry David Thoreau

Clouds symbolize the veils that shroud God.

— Honore de Balzac

“Shall we continue to raise our eyes to heaven? is the luminous point which we distinguish there one of those which vanish? The ideal…

— Victor Hugo

Scatter the clouds that hide The face of heaven, and show Where sweet peace doth abide, Where Truth and Beauty grow.

— Robert Bridges