Famous quotes containing the words powers, include and/or flight:
“And as the sun above the light doth bring,
Though we behold it in the air below,
So from th eternal Light the soul doth spring,
Though in the body she her powers do show.”
—Sir John Davies (15691626)
“In a virtuous and free state, no rewards can be so pleasing to sensible minds, as those which include the approbation of our fellow citizens. My great pain is, lest my poor endeavours should fall short of the kind expectations of my country.”
—Thomas Jefferson (17431826)
“When the flight is not high the fall is not heavy.”
—Chinese proverb.