Falling Tone

Famous quotes containing the words falling and/or tone:

    “Moderation is a fear of falling into that envy and contempt which those who grow giddy with their good fortune quite justly draw upon themselves. It is a vain boasting of the greatness of our mind.”
    —François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)

    “Genius resembles a bell; in order to ring it must be suspended into pure air, and when a foreign body touches it, its joyful tone is silenced.”
    —Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)