“Twelve o'clock! It is the natural centre, key-stone, and very heart of the day. At that hour, the sun has arrived at the top of his hill; and as he seems to hang poised there a while, before coming down on the other side, it is but reasonable to suppose that he is then stopping to dine; setting an eminent example to all mankind.” HeartSeemsSidesHoursNaturalSunMankindExampleKeysStonesSettingSettingsHillsClockReasonableTwelveCentreStoppingNoonDine Book:Delphi Complete Works of Herman Melville (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of Herman Melville (Illustrated)
“Live and lie reclined On the hills like Gods together, careless of mankind. For they lie beside their nectar, and the bolts are hurled Far below them in the valleys, and the clouds are lightly curled Round their golden houses, girdled with the gleaming world.” WorldTogetherLyingHouseMankindRoundsCloudsGoldenHillsValleysCarelessBoltsNectar Author:Alfred Lord Tennyson
“In the desert prepare the way for the LORD; make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God. Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain. And the glory of the LORD will be revealed, and all mankind together will see it. For the mouth of the LORD has spoken.” WayMadeTogetherLevelsLordMankindMountainLowsGloryMouthsRaisedHillsDesertWildernessRoughValleysHighwaysRugged Author:Isaiah
“You either choose to view America as the shining city on the hill that inspires the best in all mankind, or you don't.” AmericaViewsCitiesMankindInspireShiningHills Author:Mike Pence
“A troubled and afflicted mankind looks to us, pleading for us to keep our rendezvous with destiny; that we will uphold the principles of self-reliance, self-discipline, morality, and - above all - responsible liberty for every individual that we will become that shining city on a hill.” LooksSelfIndividualCitiesLibertyPrinciplesDestinyMankindDisciplineMoralityResponsibleShiningHillsSelf DisciplineSelf RelianceReliancePleadingRendezvous Author:Ronald Reagan