Mackerel sky and mares' tails make lofty ships carry low sails.
The eye of true equality often seems to have some degree of disrespect for the supposedly accomplished, privileged high and lofty to the supposedly accomplished, privileged high and lofty, although in reality, it's simply irrespectiveness.
Some say that my teaching is nonsense. Other call it lofty but impractical. But to those who have looked inside themselves, this nonsense makes perfect sense. And to those who put it into practice, this loftiness has roots that go deep.
A dream is an idea involving a sense of possibilities rather than probabilities, of potential rather than limits. A dream is the wellspring of passion, giving us direction and pointing us to lofty heights. It is an expression of optimism, hope and va...
Men of lofty genius when they are doing the least work are most active.
If your aims are lofty, your achievements are bound to be great.
And queenly is the state she keeps, In beauty's lofty trust secure.
I have a goal so lofty it's almost embarrassing to talk about. And that's to be the best restaurant in the world.
Keep your feet on the ground and your thoughts at lofty heights.
Be strong in body, clean in mind, lofty in ideals.
The heights to which we aspire - often prove not as lofty as those that transpire.
I have some really lofty goals that don't even scratch upon the Olympics.
Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude.
The man who is fond of books is usually a man of lofty thought, and elevated opinions.
Heroes are not known by the loftiness of their carriage; the greatest braggarts are generally the merest cowards.
When you're dealing with music without words, titles are more a means of identification than anything else. What's the point of getting lofty?
Fame is the inheritance not of the dead, but of the living. It is we who look back with lofty pride to the great names of antiquity.
The lark that shuns on lofty boughs to build, Her humble nest, lies silent in the field.
It’s my opinion that only in times of utter depression or lofty peace is it appropriate to be creative.
Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day.
The mathematical giant [Gauss], who from his lofty heights embraces in one view the stars and the abysses …
