“Fortune is said to be blind, but her favorites never are. Ambition has the eye of the eagle, prudence that of the lynx; the first looks through the air, the last along the ground.” FirstsLooksSaidEyeLastsAirAmbitionBlindFortuneProsperityPrudenceEagles Author:Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
“When the Eagle landed on the moon, I was speechless—overwhelmed, like most of the world. Couldn't say a word. I think all I said was, 'Wow! Jeez!' Not exactly immortal. Well, I was nothing if not human.” IfsThinkingWorldHumansWellsSaidSpaceMoonImmortalWowOverwhelmedEaglesApolloSpeechless Author:Walter Cronkite
“After the battle in Pharsalia, when Pompey was fled, one Nonius said they had seven eagles left still, and advised to try what they would do. "Your advice," said Cicero, "were good if we were to fight jackdaws.” IfsTryingSaidStillsFightingLeftAdviceBattleSevenEaglesPompey Book:Plutarch's Morals Source: Plutarch's Morals
“A writer arrived at the monastery to write a book about the Master. "People say you are a genius . Are you?" he asked. "You might say so." said the Master, none too modestly. "And what makes one a genius?" "The ability to recognize." "Recognize what?" "The butterfly in a caterpillar: the eagle in an egg; the saint in a selfish human being.” PeopleWritingHumansSaidBookMightHuman BeingsAbilityMastersGeniusSaintSelfishEggsButterflyEaglesCaterpillarsMonasteries Book:One Minute Wisdom Source: One Minute Wisdom