Quotes of: Down-to-earth Keyword

Consider the Lichen. Lichens are just about the hardiest visible organisms on Earth, but the least ambitious.

A Short History of Nearly Everything

It's a house. No more and no less. There isn't a structure on earth that could last forever. But a family goes on." -Leo

Married By Morning

Be careful with your faith ! It could make you see the good side of hell on earth.

Master of Stupidity

Fire and earth are the most sacred of the natural elements. One must cross their path with caution and respect.

Natural Elements

It is a law of nature that every decent man on earth is bound to be a coward and a slave

Notes from Underground

Of all creatures that breathe and move upon the earth, nothing is bred that is weaker than man.

The Odyssey

There's no greater show on earth than observing human nature

Little Luigi: A Musical Adventure

If the bee disappeared off the face of the earth, man would only have four years left to live.

The Life of the Bee

Horror on earth is real and it is everyday. It is like a flower or like the sun; it cannot be contained.

The Lovely Bones

I don’t think it's weak to admit you made a mistake. That takes strength, if you ask me.

The Long Earth

Love truly is the most transformative power in heaven and on earth.

Loving Rose: The Redemption of Malcolm Sinclair

The atoms of the earth are formed inside of stars. Nothing really dies, everything is transformed.

The Life History of a Star

Naive keeps on dreaming of heaven on earth, ignoring the truth that even heavens are at war.

My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut

Where to start? Everything cracks and shakes, The air trembles with similes, No one world's better than another; the earth moans with metaphors.

Selected Poems

Poor people are the salt of the earth. They should be sprinkled on icy roads, along with pretzels. 

Sleepwalking is restercise

Do not be alarmed if they look paler than the other maidens of Greece. They are scarcely of this Earth, and seem to be shaking off the sleep of a past life.

Smarra: & Trilby

And that was the point of children, thought Caroline Meddey: to bind us to the earth and to the present, to distract us from death.

The Orchardist

She was unique: there was something abnormal about her, and it was that abnormal something that made her magnetic.

The Pillars of the Earth

And, to be true, an enemy's lair is an enemy's lair, no matter how comfortable or fancy it might appear.

A Prince of Earth

It was the study hour. Most of the monks were reading. A few were meditating, an activity that was suspiciously similar to dozing.

The Pillars of the Earth

What I know about you, Henry,” he said. “Is that you, as big as you are, know how to walk gently on this earth.

Perfect Glass