Earthly things Quote by Thomas à Kempis

“And men saw that beauty and love in all their forms are of the gods, and they became free and brave, and they grew…

— Mikhail Kuzmin

“The understanding must not therefore be supplied with wings, but rather hung with weights, to keep it from leaping and flying.”

— Francis Bacon

“It is beautiful to discover our wings and learn how to fly; flight is a beautiful process. But then to rest on the wings…

— C. JoyBell C

“...[A] strange necessity has been laid upon me to devote my life to the central concern that transcends the walls that divide and would…

— Howard Thurman

“The true essence of who you are, balances itself upon a cushion of purity, benevolence, and holiness.”

— Gary Gordon

“And, to tell finally my greatest service, I've kept him from a thousand vicious acts, for low and vile things could never serve to…

— Petrarch

“This is not the life of simplicity but the life of multiplicity that the wise men warn us of. It leads not to unification…

— Anne Morrow Lindbergh

“...virtue shall be bound into the hair of thy forelock... I have given thee the power of flight without wings.”

— The Koran

Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed. The imagination must be given not wings but weights.

— Henry Adams

“Look not long at what’s offered, for every precious thing has wings and may fly away.”

— Stephen King

“With birds flying around, man’s desire for having wings rises to infinite!”

— Mehmet Murat ildan

“With its proud wings of the eagle, lighter than air; In harmony with the universe, and always be full-fledged.”

— sir kristian goldmund aumann