Liberty is a great celestial Goddess, strong, beneficent, and austere, and she can never descend upon a nation by the shouting of crowds, nor by arguments of unbridled passion, nor by the hatred of class against class. Annie Besant English Philosopher More Annie Besant Quotes 1
Liberty will not descend to a people; a people must raise themselves to liberty; it is a blessing that must be earned before it can be enjoyed. Charles Caleb Colton English Writer More Charles Caleb Colton Quotes 0
Concerned that others were not coming onto the summit and because I had no radio link to those below me, I began to wonder if there were difficulties down the mountain. I made the decision to descend. Anatoli Boukreev Russian Athlete More Anatoli Boukreev Quotes 0
I explained I wanted to descend as quickly as possible to camp IV in order to warm myself and gather a supply of hot drink and oxygen in the event I might need to go back up the mountain to assist descending climbers. Anatoli Boukreev Russian Athlete More Anatoli Boukreev Quotes 0
Men have to descend from their pedestal and learn how to be more broadminded and spiritual. Indra Devi Latvian Celebrity More Indra Devi Quotes 0
A farmer travelling with his load Picked up a horseshoe on the road, And nailed if fast to his barn door, That luck might down upon him pour; That every blessing known in life Might crown his homestead and his wife, And never any kind of harm Descend upon his growing farm. James Thomas Fields American Publisher More James Thomas Fields Quotes 0
The blessings we evoke for another descend upon ourselves. Edmund Gibson English Judge More Edmund Gibson Quotes 0
As we descend deeper and deeper in this region its inhabitants become more and more modified, and fewer and fewer, indicating our approach towards an abyss where life is either extinguished , or exhibits but a few sparks to mark its lingering presence. Edward Forbes British Scientist More Edward Forbes Quotes 0
I met my wife in Washington, D.C. I was a senior in college. WW II was about to descend upon us. Jobs were starting to open up after a prolonged depression. Tom Glazer American Musician More Tom Glazer Quotes 0
Modern man must descend the spiral of his own absurdity to the lowest point; only then can he look beyond it. It is obviously impossible to get around it, jump over it, or simply avoid it. Vaclav Havel Czechoslovakian Leader More Vaclav Havel Quotes 0
There are times when we must sink to the bottom of our misery to understand truth, just as we must descend to the bottom of a well to see the stars in broad daylight. Vaclav Havel Czechoslovakian Leader More Vaclav Havel Quotes 0
There is no one thoroughly despicable. We cannot descend much lower than an idiot; and an idiot has some advantages over a wise man. William Hazlitt English Critic More William Hazlitt Quotes 0
If nobody said anything unless he knew what he was talking about, a ghastly hush would descend upon the earth. Alan Patrick Herbert British Novelist More Alan Patrick Herbert Quotes 0
The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach. Pliny the Elder Roman Author More Pliny the Elder Quotes 0
Earlier lives drift by on silver soles, and the shadows of the damned descend into these sighing waters. Georg Trakl Austrian Poet More Georg Trakl Quotes 0
If Iraq were to descend into chaos, the Europeans would feel the effects just as much as we would. Brent Scowcroft American Public Servant More Brent Scowcroft Quotes 0
Why are there trees I never walk under but large and melodious thoughts descend upon me? Walt Whitman American Poet More Walt Whitman Quotes 0
I see no faults in the Church, and therefore let me be resurrected with the Saints, whether I ascend to heaven or descend to hell, or go to any other place. And if we go to hell, we will turn the devils out of doors and make a heaven of it. Joseph Smith, Jr. American Clergyman More Joseph Smith, Jr. Quotes 0
If nobody said anything unless he knew what he was talking about, a ghastly hush would descend upon the earth. Alan Herbert English Journalist More Alan Herbert Quotes 0
May your days be many and your troubles be few. May all God's blessings descend upon you. May peace be within you may your heart be strong. May you find what you're seeking wherever you roam. Irish Blessings More Irish Blessings Quotes 0
Autumn is a fabulous time. The walking is great, the snows haven't really started to descend then, there's hardly anybody about, wildlife is abundant. Kev Reynolds More Kev Reynolds Quotes 0
Ah make the most of what yet we may spend, Before we too into dust descend. Omar Khayyam More Omar Khayyam Quotes 0
The helium will contract... and that's when the balloon will descend. That's our hope. Pat Barry More Pat Barry Quotes 0
The depth of darkness to which you can descend and still live is an exact measure of the height to which you can aspire to reach. Pliny More Pliny Quotes 0