Men think highly of those who rise rapidly in the world; whereas nothing rises quicker than dust, straw, and feathers.Quote by George Gordon Byron about man, nothing, world
Out of chaos God made a world, and out of high passions comes a people.Quote by George Gordon Byron about chaos, god, world, people
Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation.Quote by Augustin de Hipona about humility, wish, being
A noble man compares and estimates himself by an idea which is higher than himself; and a mean man, by one lower than himself. The one produces aspiration; the other ambition, which is the way in which a vulgar man aspires.Quote by Marcus Aurelius about aspiration, ambition, man, vulgarity, idea
To look almost pretty is an acquisition of higher delight to a girl who has been looking plain for the first fifteen years of her life than a beauty from her cradle can ever receive.Quote by Jane Austen about beauty, life
You mistake me, my dear. I have a high respect for your nerves. They are my old friends. I have heard you mention them with consideration these twenty years at least.Quote by Jane Austen about mistake, respect, old, olderness
Not only do we sing too high but, even more, if you want to respect the spirit of the technique that the composers had at their command in the 19th century, you would have to use the head voice.Quote by Placido Domingo about voice, heads, use, respect, spirit
The lied does not ask for an especially high tessitura, but only for a normal one.Quote by Placido Domingo
Mediocrity knows nothing higher than itself, but talent instantly recognizes genius.Quote by Arthur Conan Doyle about human imperfections, mediocrity, genius, talent, nothing
But I went to high school in a Portland suburb and went to college here.Quote by Katherine Dunn about school
I don't know, you know all through high school I just knew I wanted to do it.Quote by Josh Duhamel about school
The eyes like sentinel occupy the highest place in the body.Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero about eyes, body
The safety of the people shall be the highest law.Quote by Marcus Tullius Cicero about safety, law, people
Experiments were not attempted at that time, we did not believe in the usefulness of the concept anyway, and I finished my thesis in 1962 with a feeling like an artist balancing on a high rope without any interested spectators.Quote by Richard Ernst about artists, time
My father, Robert Ernst, was teaching as an architect at the technical high school of our city.Quote by Richard Ernst about teaching, city, school