Environmental Lapse Rate

Famous quotes containing the words lapse and/or rate:

    There is something even in the lapse of time by which time recovers itself.
    Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “Terence, this is stupid stuff:
    You eat your victuals fast enough;
    There can’t be much amiss, ‘tis clear,
    To see the rate you drink your beer.
    —A.E. (Alfred Edward)