141 Distant Quotes for You to Enjoy

Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing, only a signal shown, and a distant voice in the darkness; So on the ocean of life, we pass and speak one another, only a look and a voice, then darkness again and a silence. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

The true artist is not proud: he unfortunately sees that art has no limits; he feels darkly how far he is from the goal, and though he may be admired by others, he is sad not to have reached that point to which his better genius only appears as a distant, guiding sun. Ludwig van Beethoven

Sad Art Genius Better Others Distant Guiding Sun Though Admired Only Sees Point He True True Artist Feels Reached Proud How How Far Limits His Goal Artist May Unfortunately Which Far Appears

At some future period, not very distant as measured by centuries, the civilized races of man will almost certainly exterminate, and replace the savage races throughout the world. Charles Darwin

Savage Future Man World Will Distant Some Civilized Throughout Almost Period Replace Very Centuries Races Certainly Measured Exterminate

In a time not distant, it will be possible to flash any image formed in thought on a screen and render it visible at any place desired. The perfection of this means of reading thought will create a revolution for the better in all our social relations. Nikola Tesla

Time Better Will Thought Reading Revolution Relations Our Distant Visible Possible Perfection Render Any Flash Screen Place Formed Social Create Means Social Relations Image Desired

We have enslaved the rest of the animal creation, and have treated our distant cousins in fur and feathers so badly that beyond doubt, if they were able to formulate a religion, they would depict the Devil in human form. William Inge

Environmental Religion Animal Feathers Rest Devil Doubt Creation Fur Our Distant Enslaved Would Able Badly Beyond Cousins Were Human Depict Form Formulate Human Form Treated

As I get older, my perspective changes, and I just see how relationships aren't always what they appear to be. It's one of those sad but true things. We can see sometimes when people are becoming distant in all the things that create breaking apart, as painful as it is, and at the same time, still appreciating that person. Goapele

Sad Time People Sometimes Perspective Older Appreciating Changes Relationships Distant Those See True Always Becoming How Still True Things Person Get Same Just Same Time Breaking Apart Create Painful Appear Things

It is for us to pray not for tasks equal to our powers, but for powers equal to our tasks, to go forward with a great desire forever beating at the door of our hearts as we travel toward our distant goal. Helen Keller

Great Travel Our Distant Beating Toward Equal Powers Go Pray Goal Forever Hearts Tasks Door Us Forward Desire

All successful people men and women are big dreamers. They imagine what their future could be, ideal in every respect, and then they work every day toward their distant vision, that goal or purpose. Brian Tracy

Work Future Day Respect Women Every Day People Vision Dreamers Men Men And Women Big Every Imagination Distant Purpose Could Ideal Toward Goal Women Are Then Successful Successful People Imagine

Youth is the spirit of adventure and awakening. It is a time of physical emerging when the body attains the vigor and good health that may ignore the caution of temperance. Youth is a period of timelessness when the horizons of age seem too distant to be noticed. Ezra Taft Benson

Time Health Good Good Health Age Youth Too Distant Temperance Horizons Physical Spirit Seem Emerging Attains Adventure Period Caution Timelessness May Body Noticed Ignore Vigor Awakening

A family spirit is not always synonymous with family life. Bone of our bone and flesh of our flesh makes for brothers, sisters and relatives, who may be as distant as strangers in a foreign land. Mother Angelica

Cash - in savings accounts, short-term CDs or money market deposits - is great for an emergency fund. But to fulfill a long-term investment goal like funding your retirement, consider buying stocks. The more distant your financial target, the longer inflation will gnaw at the purchasing power of your money. Suze Orman

Great Money Financial Inflation Will Power Savings Consider Savings Accounts Market Distant Purchasing Purchasing Power Emergency Cash More Investment Retirement Long-Term Longer Like Gnaw Goal Target Accounts Stocks Short-Term Fulfill Your Fund Funding Buying

Stood off and on during the night, determining not to come to anchor till morning, fearing to meet with shoals; continued our course in the morning; and as the island was found to be six or seven leagues distant, and the tide was against us, it was noon when we arrived there. Christopher Columbus

Morning Meet Our Seven Distant Anchor Fearing Determining Leagues Come Tide Course Island Till Arrived Continue Noon Off Stood Six Against Us Found Night

Start where you are. Distant fields always look greener, but opportunity lies right where you are. Take advantage of every opportunity of service. Robert Collier

Service You Opportunity Take Advantage Every Distant Lies Take Advantage Look Always Greener Where Fields Right Start Every Opportunity

Let your joy be in your journey - not in some distant goal. Tim Cook

Journey Joy Distant Some Goal Your

Meditation is difficult for many people because their thoughts are always on some distant object or place. One form of meditation is to label the thought as it appears and then choose to let it go. Wayne Dyer

Thoughts People Thought Difficult Meditation Distant Some Object Because Always Go Label Form Place Then Choose Many Appears

I never was deeply interested in any object; I never prayed sincerely and earnestly for anything, but it came at some time - no matter how distant, in some way, in some shape, probably the last I should have devised, it came. And yet, I have always had so little faith. God forgive me. Adoniram Judson

God Faith Time Me Matter Earnestly Distant Way Some Object Shape Never Had Sincerely Always How Came Prayed Forgive Forgive Me Any Anything Interested Little Little Faith Should Deeply Last

I think it is a good thing to have woman friends at every stage of life. We confide in each other, we support each other, we understand each other most of the time. Of course, sometimes we are competitive or angry or distant, too. But I do think it is important not to let the main friendships slip away in the sweep of the days. Anne Roiphe

Life Time Good Angry Woman Sometimes Important Stage Every Think Too Other Distant Slip Good Thing Main Support Days Most Course Understand Friends Friendships Confide Sweep Each Away Thing Competitive

I am undecided whether or not the Milky Way is but one of countless others all of which form an entire system. Perhaps the light from these infinitely distant galaxies is so faint that we cannot see them. Johann Heinrich Lambert

Our best hope for the future is not to get people to think of all humanity as family - that's impossible. It lies, instead, in an appreciation of the fact that, even if we don't empathize with distant strangers, their lives have the same value as the lives of those we love. Paul Bloom

Love Hope Future Best Family Appreciation Humanity People Impossible Value Strangers Think Our Distant Those Lies Fact Empathize Instead Get Same Even Lives

Whoever wants to reach a distant goal must take small steps. Saul Bellow

Distant Must Small Take Steps Reach Goal Wants Whoever

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