Euphuia Quotes & Sayings

Through it all, Isabelle watched Simon,
something unexpected in her gaze. Something almost like . . . pride. — Cassandra Clare

The Greek word euphuia, a finely tempered nature, gives exactly the notion of perfection as culture brings us to perceive it; a harmonious perfection, a perfection in which the characters of beauty and intelligence are both present, which unites "the two noblest of things"
as Swift ... most happily calls them in his Battle of the Books, "the two noblest of things, sweetness and light. — Matthew Arnold

There is only one fault, only one: our inability to feed upon light. — Simone Weil

Are these the people, created in greatness by the work of Jefferson and Franklin, he thought, are these the bitter farmers and hunters and craftsmen who came out of the wilderness, furious for liberty and justice, is this the new world of giants sung by Whitman? — Irwin Shaw

There's a difference between fear and paralysis. And I've learned that I don't have to "grow up" to be open to opportunity, to be willing to step through doors without being pushed. I just have to be brave. I just have to be slightly braver than I am scared. — Victoria Schwab

In sailing, I single-hand, and I want to do the Horn. The Horn is the maximum expression of sailing, the way the Iditarod is the maximum expression of running dogs. It's not to write about it; it's to experience the maximum thing. — Gary Paulsen

'Garbage Time' was the name I came up with. Midnight was my decision. Were they the right decisions? I dunno. — Katie Nolan

God has not chosen to save us without crosses; as He has not seen fit to create men at once in the full vigor of manhood, but has suffered them to grow up by degrees amid all the perils and weaknesses of youth. — Francois Fenelon

If there are challenges thrown across, then some interesting, innovative solutions are found. Without challenges, the tendency is to go on the same way. — Ratan Tata