“ Reason now gazes above the realm of the dark but warm feelings as the Alpine peaks do above the clouds. They behold the sun more clearly and distinctly, but they are cold and unfruitful. ”
- Georg C. Lichtenberg- Copy
- 3K
“ The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud. ”
- Coco Chanel- Copy
- 916
“ We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately. ”
- Benjamin Franklin- Copy
- 3K
“ If we do not hang together, we will all hang separately. ”
- Benjamin Franklin- Copy
- 955
“ The happiest conversation is that of which nothing is distinctly remembered, but a general effect of pleasing impression. ”
- Samuel Johnson- Copy
- 1K
“ To some Elvis fans, Graceland is the Mecca of pop-culture kitsch, but to many of the 2,500 tourists who arrive there each day… it's the hallowed shrine of a distinctly American saint. ”
- Elaine Robbins- Copy
- 1K
“ I was a young person once, shortly after the polar ice caps retreated, and I distinctly recall believing that virtually all adults were clueless goobers. ”
- Dave Barry- Copy
- 1.6K
“ When ancient opinions and rules of life are taken away, the loss cannot possibly be estimated. From that moment, we have no compass to govern us, nor can we know distinctly to what port to steer. ”
- Edmund Burke- Copy
- 3.7K
“ It could probably be shown by facts and figures that there is no distinctly native American criminal class except Congress. ”
- Mark Twain- Copy
- 3.5K
“ Except that right side up is best, there is not much to learn about holding a baby. There are one hundred and fifty-two distinctly different ways — and all are right! At least all will do. ”
- Heywood Broun- Copy
- 1.5K
“ To grow mature is to separate more distinctly, to connect more closely. ”
- Hugo Von Hofmannsthal- Copy
- 307
“ Clarity of mind means clarity of passion, too; this is why a great and clear mind loves ardently and sees distinctly what it loves. ”
- Blaise Pascal- Copy
- 3.8K
“ By giving the public a rich and full melody, distinctly arranged and well played, all the time creating new tone colors and patterns, I feel we have a better chance of being successful. I want a kick to my band, but I don't want the rhythm to hog the spotlight. ”
- Glenn Miller- Copy
- 2.4K
“ I respect the man who knows distinctly what he wishes. The greater part of all mischief in the world arises from the fact that men do not sufficiently understand their own aims. They have undertaken to build a tower, and spend no more labor on the foundation than would be necessary to erect a hut. ”
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe- Copy
- 470
“ Next to reasoning, the greatest handicap to the optimum development of Man lies in the fact that this planet is just barely habitable. Its minimum temperatures are too low, and its maximum temperatures too high. Its day is not long enough, and its night is too long… ”
- James Thurber- Copy
- 1.2K
“ Miss: A title with which we brand unmarried women to indicate that they are in the market. Miss, Misses are the three most distinctly disagreeable words in the language, in sound and sense. Two are corruptions of Mistress, the other of Master. If we must have them, let us be consistent and give one to the unmarried man… ”
- Ambrose Bierce- Copy
- 1.8K
“ In a symbol there is concealment and yet revelation: here therefore, by silence and by speech acting together, comes a double significance. In the symbol proper, what we can call a symbol, there is ever, more or less distinctly and directly, some embodiment and revelation of the Infinite; the Infinite is made to blend itself with the Finite, to stand visible, and as it were, attainable there… ”
- Thomas Carlyle- Copy
- 3.1K
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