Quotes by Long Ago And now that thou art lying, my dear old Carian guest, A handful of grey ashes, long, long ago at rest, Still are thy pleasant voices, thy nightingales awake; For Death, he taketh all away, but them he cannot take. Callimachus long-ago lying art Not long ago I heard a Navy chaplain refer to the sage advice of the Apostle to put first things first...If we are to heed the admonition to put first things first...one of the main essentials which lies at the very beginning of civilization is that of security. Calvin Coolidge long-ago civilization lying Coal, oil and gas are called fossil fuels, because they are mostly made of the fossil remains of beings from long ago. The chemical energy within them is a kind of stored sunlight originally accumulated by ancient plants. Our civilization runs by burning the remains of humble creatures who inhabited the Earth hundreds of millions of years before the first humans came on the scene. Like some ghastly cannibal cult, we subsist on the dead bodies of our ancestors and distant relatives. - Dr. Carl Sagan Carl Sagan long-ago humble running I have often wondered what it is an old building can do to you when you happen to know a little about things that went on long ago in that building. Carl Sandburg old-buildings long-ago littles Way over yonder is a place I have seen In a garden of wisdom from some long ago dream. Carole King long-ago garden dream Hearts set about finding other hearts the moment they are born, and between them, they weave nets so frightfully strong and tight that you end up bound forever in hopeless knots, even to the shadow of a beast you knew and loved long ago. Catherynne M. Valente long-ago strong heart I was beaten down long ago in some alley in another world. Charles Bukowski alleys long-ago world If I hadn't been a drunkard, I probably would have committed suicide long ago. Charles Bukowski long-ago committed suicide Long ago, among other lies they were taught that silence was bravery. Charles Bukowski long-ago silence lying A leveller has long ago been set down as a ridiculous and chimerical being, who, if he could finish his work to-day, would have to begin it again tomorrow. Charles Caleb Colton ridiculous long-ago equality I took her hand in mine, and we went out of the ruined place; and, as the morning mists had risen long ago when I first left the forge, so, the evening mists were rising now, and in all the broad expanse of tranquil light they showed to me, I saw no shadow of another parting from her. Charles Dickens long-ago light morning I long ago suggested the hypothesis, that in the basin of the Thames there are indications of a meeting in the Pleistocene period of a northern and southern fauna. Charles Lyell thames long-ago southern I gave up trying to understand people long ago. Now I let them try to understand me! Charles M. Schulz long-ago trying people Long ago I ceased to count heads. Truth is usually in the minority in this evil world Charles Spurgeon long-ago minorities evil A reader kindly pointed out to me recently that most of the quotes I include are by men. And it's true. Personally, I don't even consider whether the author is male or female, nor even care much who the author is - what's significant is the message. Of course, women are equally capable of great insights, however in our culture it's not so long ago that women could not even be published Charlotte Bronte long-ago males men There was a time when Patience ceased to be a virtue. It was long ago. Charlotte Perkins Gilman long-ago patience long Long ago you may have given up control of your brain and set it on autopilot either because it just felt like too much work. And it is work! But for me, this work was well worth it for the prospect of not waking up sad every day. Chris Hardwick long-ago wake-up brain I betrayed Gutenberg for McLuhan long ago. Chris Marker gutenberg long-ago betrayal Where are the songs I used to know, Where are the notes I used to sing? I have forgotten everything I used to know so long ago. ("The Key-Note") Christina Rossetti long-ago keys song Yet come to me in dreams, that I may live My very life again though cold in death; Come back to me in dreams, that I may give Pulse for pulse, breath for breath: Speak low, lean low, As long ago, my love, how long ago Christina Rossetti long-ago dream giving «1234567891011»
