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«(The Pledge was) born out of my own love of the flag and for all the lofty Americanism it represented»
Author: Francis Bellamy | Keywords: Americanism, lofty, pledge
«Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so you shall become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be; your ideal is the prophecy of what you shall at last unveil.»
«And queenly is the state she keeps, In beauty's lofty trust secure»
Author: William Allen Butler | Keywords: lofty, queenly
«Every daring attempt to make a great change in existing conditions, every lofty vision of new possibilities for the human race, has been labeled Utopian.»
«Doubly happy, however, is the man whom lofty mountain tops are within reach, for the lights that shine there illumine all that lies below»
«Do you not see even stones yield to the power of time, lofty towers fall to decay, and the rocks molder away? Temples and statues of the gods go to ruin, nor can the gods themselves prolong their date or get reprieve from fate»
«Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation.»
«For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.»
Author: Bible | Keywords: contrite, holy place, lofty
«Disposition to derision and insult is awakened by the softness to foppery, the swell of insolence, the liveliness of levity, or the solemnity of grandeur; by the sprightly trip, the stately stalk, the formal strut, and the lofty mein; by gestures int»
«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.»
Author: William Hazlitt (Writer) | About: Fame, Living, Pride | Keywords: lofty