Short quotations about, earth - Page 2

John Quincy Adams, last words, 21 February 1848.

This is the last of earth! I am con…

14 Jun , 2013  

This is the last of earth! I am content. Great short quote and quotation by: John Quincy Adams, last words, 21 February 1848. , US diplomat & politician (1767 – 1848)

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William Shakespeare, "King Richard II", Act 2 scene 1

This royal throne of kings, this sc…

17 Apr , 2013  

This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle, This earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, This other Eden, demi-paradise, This fortress built by Nature for herself Against infection and the hand of war, This happy breed of men, this little world, This precious stone set in the silver sea, Which serves it in the […]

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Philipus Aureolus Paracelsus

Thoughts give birth to a creative f…

17 Jan , 2012  

Thoughts give birth to a creative force that is neither elemental nor sidereal. Thoughts create a new heaven, a new firmament, a new source of energy, from which new arts flow. When a man undertakes to create something, he establishes a new heaven, as it were and from it the work that he desires to […]

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Wendell Berry

To cherish what remains of the Eart…

13 Oct , 2011  

To cherish what remains of the Earth and to foster its renewal is our only legitimate hope of survival. Great short quote and quotation by: Wendell Berry ,

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Browning

To each mortal peradventure earth b…

13 Oct , 2011  

To each mortal peradventure earth becomes a new machine. Great short quote and quotation by: Browning ,

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Archibald Mc Leish

To see the earth as it truly is, sm…

13 Oct , 2011  

To see the earth as it truly is, small and blue in that eternal silence where it floats, is to see riders on the earth together, brothers on that bright loveliness in the eternal cold – brothers who know now they are truly brothers. Great short quote and quotation by: Archibald Mc Leish ,

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Ernest Dimnet

Touch the earth, love the earth, ho…

13 Oct , 2011  

Touch the earth, love the earth, honour the earth, her plains, her valleys, her hills, and her seas; rest your spirit in her solitary places. Great short quote and quotation by: Ernest Dimnet ,

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Jefferson Davis

Truth crushed to the earth is truth…

5 Aug , 2011  

Truth crushed to the earth is truth still and like a seed will rise again. Great short quote and quotation by: Jefferson Davis , US-Confederate politician (1808 – 1889)

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We are quick to flare up, we races …

15 Feb , 2011  

We are quick to flare up, we races of men on the earth. Great short quote and quotation by: Homer, The Odyssey , Greek epic poet (800 BC – 700 BC)

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We have flown the air like birds an…

15 Feb , 2011  

We have flown the air like birds and swum the seas like fishes, but have yet to learn the simple act of walking the earth like brothers. Great short quote and quotation by: Martin Luther King Jr. , US black civil rights leader & clergyman (1929 – 1968)

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Kabbalah

We must learn not to disassociate t…

15 Feb , 2011  

We must learn not to disassociate the airy flower from the earthy root, for the flower that is cut off from its root fades, and its seeds are barren, whereas the root, secure in mother earth, can produce flower after flower and bring their fruit to maturity. Great short quote and quotation by: Kabbalah ,

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What happens if a big asteroid hits…

15 Feb , 2011  

What happens if a big asteroid hits Earth ? Judging from realistic simulations involving a sledge hammer and a common laboratory frog, we can assume it will be pretty bad. Great short quote and quotation by: Dave Barry , US columnist & humorist (1947 – )

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