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A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea...

A man may die, nations may rise and fall, but an idea lives on.

Quote by Albert Einstein about idea, nation, fall, death, man

Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.

Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.

Quote by William Shakespeare about philosophy, sin, virtue, fall

May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, ...

May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds.

Quote by Edward Abbey

Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but...

Opinions alter, manners change, creeds rise and fall, but the moral laws are written on the table of eternity.

Quote by Lord Acton about eternity, fall, change, moral

Your ability as republican volunteers, to rise to this challenge will mean that the two governments and others cannot easily hide from their obligations and their responsibility to resolve these problems.

Quote by Gerry Adams about problems, ability

Towns find it as hard as houses of business to rise again...

Towns find it as hard as houses of business to rise again from ruin.

Quote by Honoré de Balzac about affair

You cannot escape the results of your thoughts. Whatever your present environment may be, you will fall, remain or rise with your thoughts, your vision, your ideal. You will become as small as your controlling desire; as great as your dominant...

Quote by James Lane Allen about aspiration, vision, fall, present, ideal, contentment

It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither...

It is best to rise from life as from a banquet, neither thirsty nor drunken.

Quote by Aristotel about life

Men think highly of those who rise rapidly in the world;...

Men think highly of those who rise rapidly in the world; whereas nothing rises quicker than dust, straw, and feathers.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about man, nothing, world

This man is freed from servile bands, Of hope to rise, or...

This man is freed from servile bands, Of hope to rise, or fear to fall; Lord of himself, though not of lands, And leaving nothing, yet hath all.

Quote by George Gordon Byron about fall, fear, hope, nothing, man

Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a...

Do you wish to rise? Begin by descending. You plan a tower that will pierce the clouds? Lay first the foundation of humility.

Quote by Augustin de Hipona about humility, wish, contentment

Truth will rise above falsehood as oil above water.

Truth will rise above falsehood as oil above water.

Quote by Miguel de Cervantes about lie, water, truth

Kites rise highest against the wind - not with it.

Kites rise highest against the wind - not with it.

Quote by Winston Churchill

A rise in the level of saving can reduce aggregate activity temporarily but only a sustained high level of saving makes it possible to have the sustained high level of business investment that contributes to the long-run growth of output.

Quote by Martin Feldstein about activity, affair

You get a lot of that pitying, aggravating attitude from some people who think they are so elevated, and that, I think, is very much the Madonna style. I made a joke the other day that if Madonna doesn't like what I say about her she can always...

Quote by Boy George about joke, attitude, style, day, people, contentment

There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes...

There is a certain enthusiasm in liberty, that makes human nature rise above itself, in acts of bravery and heroism.

Quote by Alexander Hamilton about liberty, heroism, enthusiasm, nature, human imperfections

And the danger is - and it's happening - is we're seeing an incredibly big rise amongst young gay people, young heterosexual people as far as catching HIV, which is, you know, in an educated country like this or in Britain, it's frightening.

Quote by Elton John about danger, country, people, contentment

It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are...

It is not easy for men to rise whose qualities are thwarted by poverty.

Quote by Juvenal about poverty, man

Expenses rise to exceed income.

Expenses rise to exceed income.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about bills

If every year is a marble, how many marbles do you have...

If every year is a marble, how many marbles do you have left. How many sunrises, how many opportunities to rise to the full stature of your being?

Quote by Joy Page about chance, being, contentment

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