Quotes of: Down-to-earth Keyword

Sister Georgina had studied at Cambridge or, as she put it, 'Not-the-one-in-Massachusetts-Cambridge-Universitythe-real-one-you-know-in-England.

The Long Earth

It can hardly be a coincidence that no language on earth has ever produced the expression, 'As pretty as an airport.

The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul

Super-eruption of mount Toba, 76,000 years ago had wiped out a previous great civilization on earth.

My Ancestor Was an Ancient Astronaut

And if the earth Gods wreak vengeance on the sinless and the sinful alike, then this further destruction cannot be punishment for sins, but is in the way of all nature.

The Mists of Avalon

When you walk this earth on borrowed time, each day on the calendar is a beloved friend you know for only a short time.

Minding the Body

Human beings, all over the earth, have this curious idea that they ought to believe in a certain way, and can't really get rid of it.

Mere Christianity

Together we can take this world, and all those whose knees have never felt the sting of the earth will bow to us

Sanguine Moon

The press of my foot to the earth springs a hundred affections, They scorn the best I can do to relate to them

Song of Myself

The kiss surrounded her like air, held her up like water, supported her like the earth and burned her like fire.

The Saint

There is no problem on earth that can't be ameliorated by a hot bath and a cup of tea.

Shades of Grey: The Road to High Saffron

What a psalm the storm was singing, and how fresh the smell of the washed earth and leaves, and how sweet the still small voices of the storm!

Stickeen

Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.

The Sense of Wonder

The inner self is as distinct from the outer self as heaven is from earth.

Secrets of Heaven (Swedenborg, Emanuel, Works.)

Some angels are too good to live their entire lives in this inferno. They come to Earth for only a short time because they have a mission.

Trust: Betrayed

Someday all the children of the world will learn the truth about their noble inheritance. When that happens, a miracle will unfold on the kingdom of Earth.

The Twelve Gifts of Birth

I inhale loneliness like it is the sweet smell of virgin earth conquered by fiery rain drops. Within me, I'm a thousand others.

Truly, Madly, Deeply

Just as the earth that bears the man who tills and digs it, to bear those who speak ill of them, is a quality of the highest respect.

Thirukkural

He who on earth has lived in the conjugal state as he should live, will be placed among the Gods who dwell in heaven

Thirukkural

A chill December morning dawned, with rags and tatters of mist hanging on the trees like poor people’s washing.

The Pillars of the Earth

Aliena's brother, Richard, sometimes reminded her of her father, with a look or a gesture, and that was when she felt a surge of affection.

The Pillars of the Earth

L'eccesso di orgoglio è un peccato molto diffuso, ma un uomo può frustrare altrettanto facilmente il volere di Dio per eccesso di umiltà.

The Pillars of the Earth