Impressive

Famous quotes containing the word impressive:

“This fond reiteration of the oldest expressions of truth by the latest posterity, content with slightly and religiously retouching the old material, is the most impressive proof of a common humanity.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

“So awkward was this May
Then training to prepare
Summer’s impressive lie
Upon whose every day
So many ruined are
May could not make aware.”
—Philip Larkin (1922–1986)

“What an admirable training is science for the more active warfare of life! Indeed, the unchallenged bravery which these studies imply, is far more impressive than the trumpeted valor of the warrior.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)