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)