Height Quotes

No nation can rise to the height of glory unless your women are side by side with you.

The height of stupidity is most clearly demonstrated by the individual who ridicules something he knows nothing about.

The little boy nodded at the peony and the peony seemed to nod back. The little boy was neat, clean and pretty. The peony was unchaste, dishevelled as peonies must be, and at the height of its beauty.(...) Every hour is filled with such moments, big with significance for someone.

When a love-relationship is at its height there is no room left for any interest in the environment; a pair of lovers are sufficient to themselves

Condemnation without investigation is the height of ignorance

Knowing thyself is the height of wisdom.

The depth of your struggle determines the height of your success.

It's very atmospheric. It's not a building that is a severe statement in the skyline. We need the height; otherwise, the building almost disappears because it is so slender.

When we speak of the Path we mean much more than a course of study. The Path is a way of life and on it the whole being must co-operate if the heights are to be won.

If we climb high enough, we will reach a height from which tragedy ceases to look tragic.

Learning is pleasurable but doing is the height of enjoyment.

You seek the heights of manhood when you seek the depths of God.

Height has nothing to do with it, it is your strength that counts.

Capitalism has been called a system of greed—yet it is the system that raised the standard of living of its poorest citizens to heights no collectivist system has ever begun to equal, and no tribal gang can conceive of.

My downfall raises me to infinite heights.

My appearance was always good and my ability to play on the piano, especially ragtime, which was then at the height of its vogue, made me a welcome guest.

Strangely, Dante's Divine Comedy did not produce a prose of that creative height or it did so after centuries.

As the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom, so the denial of God is the height of foolishness.

Words are like eggs dropped from great heights; you can no more call them back than ignore the mess they leave when they fall.

A good scientist values criticism almost higher than friendship: no, in science criticism is the height and measure of friendship.

If heaven had a height, you would be that tall

Despite the mythic heights to which he was raised, Azikiwe was nothing if not pragmatic, a realist always conscious of his limits and ever eager to extract all that was possible from that limited horizon.

Keep on pushing the boundaries and reaching for higher heights.

As we gaze upon the wonders of creations, we look up towards the heights of a God who is merciful in His ways and magnificent in His deeds. The life of worship always points us upwards.

I had placed my stick on the table, as I do every evening. It had been specially made to suit my height, to enable me to walk without too much difficulty. As I was standing up, a customer called to me: 'Monsieur, don't forget your pencil.' It was very unkind, but most funny.