#gaze

Pleasant it is, when over a great sea the winds trouble the waters, to gaze from shore upon another's great tribulation; not because any man's troubles are a delectable joy, but because to perceive you are free of them yourself is pleasant. ↗

— Lucretius

#any #because #delectable #free #gaze

Sweet it is, when on the high seas the winds are lashing the waters, to gaze from the land on another's struggles. ↗

— Lucretius

#gaze #high #high seas #land #lashing

All who have accomplished great things have had a great aim, have fixed their gaze on a goal which was high, one which sometimes seemed impossible. ↗

— Orison Swett Marden

#aim #fixed #gaze #goal #great

I've always been very forward-looking, and it was actually kind of difficult to turn my gaze backwards to look at comics history. ↗

— Scott McCloud

#always #backwards #been #comics #difficult

Through his mastery of storytelling techniques, he has managed to separate his character, in the public mind, from his actions as president. He has, in short, mesmerized us with that steady gaze. ↗

— James Nathan Miller

#character #gaze #his #managed #mastery

Whoever battles with monsters had better see that it does not turn him into a monster. And if you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

#back #battles #better #does #gaze

If you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

#back #gaze #into #long #will

She gave up beauty in her tender youth, gave all her hope and joy and pleasant ways; she covered up her eyes lest they should gaze on vanity, and chose the bitter truth. ↗

— Christina Rossetti

#bitter #bitter truth #chose #covered #eyes

And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

#also #gaze #gazes #into #long

The only real evidence that any critic may bring before his gaze is the finished poem. ↗

— Allen Tate

#before #bring #critic #evidence #finished