Ascending Limb

Famous quotes containing the words ascending and/or limb:

“To do good is like ascending a mountain; to do evil as easy as following an avalanche.”
—Chinese proverb.

“We need not fear excessive influence. A more generous trust is permitted. Serve the great. Stick at no humiliation. Grudge no office thou canst render. Be the limb of their body, the breath of their mouth. Compromise thy egotism.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)