Quotes About Depths

Tragedies are about the depths that call up to certain men and insist that they descend.

All men are islands, surrounded by the bottomless oceans of unthinking night.

It is profound philosophy to sound the depths of feeling and distinguish traits of character. Men must be studied as deeply as books.

The whole history of man is continuous proof of the maxim that to divest one's methods of ethical concepts means to sink into the depths of utter demoralization.

In the depths of every heart there is a tomb and a dungeon, though the lights, the music, and the revelry above may cause us to forget their existence.

Music has its own depths, and I let it take me where it takes me, even if it means stripping all my clothes off.

Human nature seems to me like the Alps. The depths are profound, black as night, and terrifying, but the heights are equally real, uplifted in the sunshine.

Overall, rocks, wood and water, brooded the spirit of repose, and the silent energy of nature stirred the soul to its innermost depths.

Beware the dark pool at the bottom of our hearts. In its icy, black depths dwell strange and twisted creatures it is best not to disturb.

Saints cannot arise where there have been no warriors, nor philosophers where a prying beast does not remain hidden in the depths.

Poetry is a sequence of dots and dashes, spelling depths, crypts, cross-lights, and moon wisps.

Within the bottle's depths, the wine's soul sang one night. Drink wine, drink poetry, drink virtue.

It was, once again, a glorious wave, with hues in its depths so intense they felt like first editions—ocean colors never seen before, made solely for this wave, this moment, perhaps never to be seen again.

Were there darker provinces of night he would have found them. —CORMAC MCCARTHY, Child of God, 1973

Men who pride themselves on being shrewd in discovering the weak points, the vanity, the dishonesty, immorality, intrigue, and pettiness of others think they understand character. They know only a part of character. They know only the depths to which some men may sink; they know not the heights to which some men may rise.

God's intended home is our heart, and it is meeting God in the depths of our soul that transforms us from the inside out.

For God Himself works in our souls, in the deepest depths, taking increasing control as we are progressively willing to be prepared for His wonder.

In our depths, I think we all feel very small in relation to the greater universe and God.

I have good reason to be content, for thank God I can read and perhaps understand Shakespeare to his depths.

God reigns from the deepest depths to the highest heights.

Too often we forget that the great men of faith reached the heights they did only by going through the depths.

With fear and trembling we must rely upon God for guidance in the inner depths. This is the sole way to walk according to the spirit.

It is only in the depths of silence that the voice of God can be heard.

The deep sea is the largest museum on earth, it contains more history than all the museums on land combined, and yet we're only now penetrating it.