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Lofty Quotes

It is fine to stand upon some lofty mountain thought, and feel the spirit stretch into a view Picture Quote #1

Those people who are always improving never become great. Greatness is an eminence, the ascent to which is steep and lofty, and which a man must seize on at once by natural boldness and vigor, and not by patient, wary steps Picture Quote #1

Liberals sit from this lofty perch of pomposity, but they are the champions of ignorance. They don’t know what they’re talking about Picture Quote #1

I despised their antics because I took life seriously and had a much more lofty and tender notion of romance. But I would have liked to get their attention just the same Picture Quote #1

Recall that whatever lofty things you might accomplish today, you will do them only because you first ate something that grew out of the dirt Picture Quote #1

There’s something ever egotistical in mountain tops and towers, and all things grand and lofty Picture Quote #1

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Some of the finest moral intuitions come to quite humble people. The visiting of lofty ideas doesn’t depend on formal schooling Picture Quote #1

We seek to sow life in the child rather than theories, to help him in his growth, mental and emotional as well as physical, and for that we must offer grand and lofty ideas to the human mind Picture Quote #1

Love is influenced by no consideration, recognizes no restraints of reason, and is of the same nature as death, that assails alike the lofty palaces of kings and the humble cabins of shepherds; and when it takes entire possession of a heart, the first thing it does is to banish fear and shame from it Picture Quote #1

For a moment my soul was elevated from its debasing and miserable fears to which these sights were the monuments and the remembrances. For an instant I dared to shake off my chains, and look around me with a free and lofty spirit; but the iron had eaten into my flesh, and I sank again, trembling and hopeless, into my miserable self Picture Quote #1

I’m profoundly changed. There’s a bittersweet emotion that I feel from playing this role... I want the world to be different because I was here. However lofty or crazy or delusional that may sound, I want people’s lives to be better because I was here Picture Quote #1

A bird maintains itself in the air by imperceptible balancing, when near to the mountains or lofty ocean crags; it does this by means of the curves of the winds which as they strike against these projections, being forced to preserve their first impetus bend their straight course towards the sky with divers revolutions, at the beginning of which the birds come to a stop with their wings open, receiving underneath themselves the continual buffetings of the reflex courses of the winds Picture Quote #1

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Spirituality can release blocks, lead you to ideas, and make your life artful. Sometimes when we pray for guidance, we’re guided in unexpected directions. We may want a lofty answer and we get the intuition to clean our bedroom. It can seem so humble and picky and that you don’t necessarily think of it spiritual guidance Picture Quote #1

Painters are not in any way unsociable through pride, but either because they find few pursuits equal to painting, or in order not to corrupt themselves with the useless conversation of idle people, and debase the intellect from the lofty imaginations in which they are always absorbed Picture Quote #1

The harm that theology has done is not to create cruel impulses, but to give them the sanction of what professes to be lofty ethic, and to confer an apparently sacred character upon practices which have come down from more ignorant and barbarous times Picture Quote #1

It is a juvenile notion that a society needs a lofty purpose and a shining vision to achieve much. Both in the market place and on the battlefield men who set their hearts on toys have often displayed unequal initiative and drive. And one must be ignorant of the creative process to look for a close correspondence between motive and achievement in the world of thought and imagination Picture Quote #1

When you’re dealing with music without words, titles are more a means of identification than anything else. What’s the point of getting lofty? Picture Quote #1

He who cherishes a beautiful vision, a lofty ideal in his heart, will one day realize it Picture Quote #1

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Have the courage to analyze great emotions to create characters who shall be lofty and true. The whole art of the analytical novel lies there Picture Quote #1

The hurricane does not uproot grasses, which are pliant and bow low before it on every side. It is only the lofty trees that it attacks Picture Quote #1

Mountains appear more lofty the nearer they are approached, but great men resemble them not in this particular Picture Quote #1

He who finds elevated and lofty pleasures in the feeling of poetry is a true poet, though he has never composed a line of verse in his entire lifetime Picture Quote #1

The leaves live but to love, and in all the lofty grove the happy trees love each his neighbor Picture Quote #1

The lofty pine is most easily brought low by the force of the wind, and the higher the tower the greater the fall thereof Picture Quote #1

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While billions of us struggled this week for life and meaning upon the land’s surface, a handful of lucky explorers were privileged to enjoy that lofty perspective Picture Quote #1

Doubly happy, however, is the man whom lofty mountain tops are within reach, for the lights that shine there illumine all that lies below Picture Quote #1

Be inspired with the belief that life is a great and noble calling; not a mean and groveling thing that we are to shuffle through as we can, but an elevated and lofty destiny Picture Quote #1

So often do you see collegians enter life with high resolve and lofty purpose and then watch them shrink and shrink to sordid, selfish, shrewd plodders, full of distrust and sneers Picture Quote #1

What I am proposing this year are not lofty concepts far removed form the daily struggle so of ordinary Georgians. They are proposals that directly effect the lives of the people we serve Picture Quote #1

He who is continually changing his point of view sees more, and more clearly, than one who, statue-like, forever stands upon the same pedestal; however lofty and well-placed that pedestal may be Picture Quote #1

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It is fine to stand upon some lofty mountain thought, and feel the spirit stretch into a view (Lofty Quotes) Those people who are always improving never become great. Greatness is an eminence, the ascent to which is steep and lofty, and which a man must seize on at once by natural boldness and vigor, and not by patient, wary steps (Lofty Quotes) Liberals sit from this lofty perch of pomposity, but they are the champions of ignorance. They don’t know what they’re talking about (Lofty Quotes) I despised their antics because I took life seriously and had a much more lofty and tender notion of romance. But I would have liked to get their attention just the same (Lofty Quotes) Recall that whatever lofty things you might accomplish today, you will do them only because you first ate something that grew out of the dirt (Lofty Quotes) There’s something ever egotistical in mountain tops and towers, and all things grand and lofty (Lofty Quotes) Some of the finest moral intuitions come to quite humble people. The visiting of lofty ideas doesn’t depend on formal schooling (Lofty Quotes) We seek to sow life in the child rather than theories, to help him in his growth, mental and emotional as well as physical, and for that we must offer grand and lofty ideas to the human mind (Lofty Quotes) Love is influenced by no consideration, recognizes no restraints of reason, and is of the same nature as death, that assails alike the lofty palaces of kings and the humble cabins of shepherds; and when it takes entire possession of a heart, the first thing it does is to banish fear and shame from it (Lofty Quotes) For a moment my soul was elevated from its debasing and miserable fears to which these sights were the monuments and the remembrances. For an instant I dared to shake off my chains, and look around me with a free and lofty spirit; but the iron had eaten into my flesh, and I sank again, trembling and hopeless, into my miserable self (Lofty Quotes) I’m profoundly changed. There’s a bittersweet emotion that I feel from playing this role... I want the world to be different because I was here. However lofty or crazy or delusional that may sound, I want people’s lives to be better because I was here (Lofty Quotes) A bird maintains itself in the air by imperceptible balancing, when near to the mountains or lofty ocean crags; it does this by means of the curves of the winds which as they strike against these projections, being forced to preserve their first impetus bend their straight course towards the sky with divers revolutions, at the beginning of which the birds come to a stop with their wings open, receiving underneath themselves the continual buffetings of the reflex courses of the winds (Lofty Quotes) Spirituality can release blocks, lead you to ideas, and make your life artful. Sometimes when we pray for guidance, we’re guided in unexpected directions. We may want a lofty answer and we get the intuition to clean our bedroom. It can seem so humble and picky and that you don’t necessarily think of it spiritual guidance (Lofty Quotes) Painters are not in any way unsociable through pride, but either because they find few pursuits equal to painting, or in order not to corrupt themselves with the useless conversation of idle people, and debase the intellect from the lofty imaginations in which they are always absorbed (Lofty Quotes) The harm that theology has done is not to create cruel impulses, but to give them the sanction of what professes to be lofty ethic, and to confer an apparently sacred character upon practices which have come down from more ignorant and barbarous times (Lofty Quotes) It is a juvenile notion that a society needs a lofty purpose and a shining vision to achieve much. Both in the market place and on the battlefield men who set their hearts on toys have often displayed unequal initiative and drive. And one must be ignorant of the creative process to look for a close correspondence between motive and achievement in the world of thought and imagination (Lofty Quotes) When you’re dealing with music without words, titles are more a means of identification than anything else. What’s the point of getting lofty? (Lofty Quotes) He who cherishes a beautiful vision, a lofty ideal in his heart, will one day realize it (Lofty Quotes) Have the courage to analyze great emotions to create characters who shall be lofty and true. The whole art of the analytical novel lies there (Lofty Quotes) The hurricane does not uproot grasses, which are pliant and bow low before it on every side. It is only the lofty trees that it attacks (Lofty Quotes) Mountains appear more lofty the nearer they are approached, but great men resemble them not in this particular (Lofty Quotes) He who finds elevated and lofty pleasures in the feeling of poetry is a true poet, though he has never composed a line of verse in his entire lifetime (Lofty Quotes) The leaves live but to love, and in all the lofty grove the happy trees love each his neighbor (Lofty Quotes) The lofty pine is most easily brought low by the force of the wind, and the higher the tower the greater the fall thereof (Lofty Quotes) While billions of us struggled this week for life and meaning upon the land’s surface, a handful of lucky explorers were privileged to enjoy that lofty perspective (Lofty Quotes) Doubly happy, however, is the man whom lofty mountain tops are within reach, for the lights that shine there illumine all that lies below (Lofty Quotes) Be inspired with the belief that life is a great and noble calling; not a mean and groveling thing that we are to shuffle through as we can, but an elevated and lofty destiny (Lofty Quotes) So often do you see collegians enter life with high resolve and lofty purpose and then watch them shrink and shrink to sordid, selfish, shrewd plodders, full of distrust and sneers (Lofty Quotes) What I am proposing this year are not lofty concepts far removed form the daily struggle so of ordinary Georgians. They are proposals that directly effect the lives of the people we serve (Lofty Quotes) He who is continually changing his point of view sees more, and more clearly, than one who, statue-like, forever stands upon the same pedestal; however lofty and well-placed that pedestal may be (Lofty Quotes)

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