Home / Quotes / Quote by Elisabeth of Wied

Quote by Elisabeth of Wied

“Friendship based solely upon gratitude is like a photograph; with time it fades.”

Author

Princess Elisabeth of Wied, born on December 29, 1843, and died on February 18, 1916. Her career and category are currently limited by available information. more

“Water, whether still or in motion, has so great an attraction for the lover of nature, that the most beautiful landscape seems scarcely complete without it. There are no effects so fascinating as those produced by the reflexions in nature's living mirror, with their delicacy of form, ever fleeting and changing, and their subtle combinations of colour.”

Stills Seems Beautiful Form Water Effects Lovers Mirrors Attraction Landscape Combination Colour Subtle Fascinating Fleeting Delicacy Beautiful Landscapes

Author:William Montagu-Pollock

“the mighty main sea is the begetter of clouds and winds and rivers.”

Water Sea Wind Rivers Clouds

Author:Anaximenes of Miletus

“In their efforts to provide a sufficiency of water where there was not one, men have resorted to every expedient from prayer to dynamite. The story of their efforts is, on the whole, one of pathos and tragedy, of a few successes and many failures”

Men Whole Stories Water Prayer Effort Tragedy One Man Sufficiency Pathos Dynamite

Author:Walter Prescott Webb

“The wise man of Miletus thus declared the first of things is water”

Men Firsts Water Wise

Book:The Wise Men of Greece: In a Series of Dramatic Dialogues

Source: The Wise Men of Greece: In a Series of Dramatic Dialogues

“Water helped ancient man learn those first lessons about the rights of others and responsibility to a larger society.... It became part of the moral and mental legacy parents passed on to their children.”

Men Firsts Children Parent Water Responsibility Moral Rights Lessons Ancient Legacy

Author:Max Meyer

“We have the ability to provide clean water for every man, woman and child on the Earth. What has been lacking is the collective will to accomplish this. What are we waiting for? This is the commitment we need to make to the world, now.”

Men World Needs Children Has Beens Earth Waiting Water Ability Commitment Clean Accomplish Every Man Collectives Lacking Men Women Clean Water

Author:Jean-Michel Cousteau

“Clean water, the essence of life and a birthright for everyone, must become available to all people now.”

People Water Essence Clean Available Birthright Clean Water Essence Of Life Water Of Life

Author:Jean-Michel Cousteau

“We need a new global culture that finds the existence of millions of thirsty people thoroughly and immediately unacceptable.”

People Needs Culture Water Existence Millions Thirsty

Author:Jean-Michel Cousteau

“Science has never drummed up quite as effective a tranquilizing agent as a sunny spring day.”

Environment Spring Agents April Sunny Springtime Spring Poems April And Spring Spring Season Spring Time Think Spring Spring Day Spring Inspirational First Day Of Spring Welcome Spring Springtime Inspirational Funny Spring March Poems

Author:Wilton E. Hall

Quote by Elisabeth of Wied

Author

You May Also Like