#above

A great philosopher has stated that the worst evil of poverty is, that it makes folks ridiculous; by which, I hope, he only means that, as in the above case, it places them in incongruous positions. ↗

— James Payn

#case #evil #folks #great #hope

Above all things let us never forget that mankind constitutes one great brotherhood; all born to encounter suffering and sorrow, and therefore bound to sympathize with each other. ↗

— Albert Pike

#all things #born #bound #brotherhood #constitutes

There is a certain majesty in simplicity which is far above all the quaintness of wit. ↗

— Alexander Pope

#certain #far #majesty #simplicity #which

Among pacifists it was above all the English who always insisted on the importance of disarmament. They said that the man in the street would not understand the kind of pacifism that neglected to demand immediate restriction of armaments. ↗

— Ludwig Quidde

#always #among #armaments #demand #disarmament

What I'm dealing with is so vast and great that it can't be called the truth. It's above the truth. ↗

— Sun Ra

#called #dealing #great #i #truth

To this day the Arab influence is evident in southern Italy, northern Africa and, above all, in Spain. ↗

— Carroll Quigley

#africa #arab #day #evident #influence

There are glimpses of heaven to us in every act, or thought, or word, that raises us above ourselves. ↗

— Robert Quillen

#act #every #glimpses #heaven #ourselves

Above all, we must realize that no arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is so formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women. It is a weapon our adversaries in today's world do not have. ↗

— Ronald Reagan

#adversaries #arsenal #arsenals #courage #formidable

Honeymoon lasts not nowadays above a fortnight. ↗

— Samuel Richardson

#fortnight #honeymoon #lasts #nowadays

Above anything else, I hate to lose. ↗

— Jackie Robinson

#anything #else #hate #i #lose