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Glimpse Quotes - Page 6

Character wants room; must not be crowded on by persons, nor be judged from glimpses got in the press of affairs, or on few occasions. It needs perspective, as a great building.

Ralph Waldo Emerson, Alfred Riggs Ferguson, Jean Ferguson Carr (1987). “The Essays of Ralph Waldo Emerson”, p.281, Harvard University Press

Even if one glimpses God, there are cuts and splinters and burns along the way.

Mark Nepo (2011). “The Book of Awakening: Having the Life You Want by Being Present to the Life You Have (Gift Edition)”, p.16, Conari Press

It is through truth & non-violence that I can have some glimpse of God. Truth & non-violence are my God. They are the obverse and reverse of the same coin.

Mahatma Gandhi (1965). “Glorious Thoughts of Gandhi: Being a Treasury of about Ten Thousand Valuable and Inspiring Thougths of Mahatma Gandhi, Classified Under Four Hundred Subjects”

I hated the mirror and avoided it as much as I could. A glimpse would only remind me: I'll never be normal again.

"‘Still Lolo’: How I Learned To Appreciate True Beauty" by Lauren Scruggs, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 2, 2012.

Like a glimpse of eternity instantly forgotten. She is gone.

Laura Whitcomb (2005). “A Certain Slant of Light”, p.48, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

It felt like I'd been living underground, and for a moment, I'd been given this glimpse of the sky. Once you've seen that, how can you go back where you came from?

Jodi Picoult (2012). “The Jodi Picoult Collection #4: Change of Heart, Handle with Care, and House Rules”, p.681, Simon and Schuster