Falling Tone

Famous quotes containing the words falling and/or tone:

    “Lionel Johnson comes the first to mind,
    That loved his learning better than mankind,
    Though courteous to the worst; much falling he
    Brooded upon sanctity....”
    —William Butler Yeats (1865–1939)

    “When you listen to gongs and drums, listen to the music; when you listen to someone talk, listen to his tone of voice.”
    —Chinese proverb.