Famous quotes containing the words sea, level and/or rise:
“At sea a fellow comes out. Salt water is like wine, in that respect.”
—Herman Melville (18191891)
“Those who profess contempt for men, and put them on a level with beasts, yet wish to be admired and believed by men, and contradict themselves by their own feelingstheir nature, which is stronger than all, convincing them of the greatness of man more forcibly than reason convinces them of his baseness.”
—Blaise Pascal (16231662)
“We cannot be any stronger in our foreign policyfor all the bombs and guns we may heap up in our arsenalsthan we are in the spirit which rules inside the country. Foreign policy, like a river, cannot rise above its source.”
—Adlai Stevenson (19001965)