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Landscape photography is the supreme test of the...

Landscape photography is the supreme test of the photographer - and often the supreme disappointment.

Quote by Ansel Adams about art, photography, tests

For most practical purposes, the law of measure is the...

For most practical purposes, the law of measure is the supreme law of life, because it bounds and includes all other laws.

Quote by Irving Babbitt about law, measure, life

Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end. It's not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it's when you've had everything to do, and you've done it.

Quote by Lord Acton about day, contentment, end, nothing

As a result of my study, I came to the conclusion that a...

As a result of my study, I came to the conclusion that a common supreme authority was undesirable.

Quote by Fredrik Bajer about authority, common sense

In a democracy the poor will have more power than the...

In a democracy the poor will have more power than the rich, because there are more of them, and the will of the majority is supreme.

Quote by Aristotel about democracy, wealth, power

For good or for ill, air mastery is today the supreme expression of military power and fleets and armies, however vital and important, must accept a subordinate rank.

Quote by Winston Churchill about army, air, power, good, good luck

Here then lies the supreme good, it is more than that...

Here then lies the supreme good, it is more than that which takes the disease away from the body and preserves the body.

Quote by Paracelsus about body, good, good luck

The supreme function of reason is to show man that some...

The supreme function of reason is to show man that some things are beyond reason.

Quote by Blaise Pascal about reason, things, man

I believe a man is better anchored who has a belief in...

I believe a man is better anchored who has a belief in the Supreme Being.

Quote by James Cash Penney about man, faith, being

The supreme irony of life is that nobody comes out of it...

The supreme irony of life is that nobody comes out of it alive.

Quote by Robert A. Heinlein about life, irony

Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, ...

Beauty of whatever kind, in its supreme development, invariably excites the sensitive soul to tears.

Quote by Edgar Allan Poe about beauty, evolution, tears, soul

You must submit to supreme suffering in order to discover...

You must submit to supreme suffering in order to discover the completion of joy.

Quote by John Calvin about joy, suffering, order, contentment

Old age is the supreme evil, for it deprives man of all pleasures while allowing his appetites to remain, and it brings with it every possible sorrow. Yet men fear death and desire old age.

Quote by Giacomo Leopardi about olderness, age, old, sadness, man, fear, death

The first and highest law must be the love of man to man. Homo homini Deus est- this is the supreme practical maxim, this the turning point of the world's History.

Quote by Ludwig Feuerbach about law, history, man, world, love

God the Father, the supreme Architect, had already built this cosmic home we behold, the most sacred temple of His godhead, by the laws of His mysterious wisdom.

Quote by Giovanni Papini about god, home, wisdom

Time flows from us as from a sand clock, but we do not...

Time flows from us as from a sand clock, but we do not feel it running, especially in some supreme moments.

Quote by Victor Hugo about time

The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without...

The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting.

Quote by Sun Tzu about war, enemies, art, magic

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