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Quotes About Above

Here's a sigh to those who love me, And a smile to those who hate; And whatever sky's above me, Here's a heart for every fate.
~ Lord Byron
[On adultery:] A most conventional way to rise above the conventional.
~ Vladimir Nabokov
Change came from below, as it usually does, rather than being imposed from above.
~ Philip Yancey
But any reading of bubble-gum wrappers from above 200 miles is marvelous, of course, and a definite kudo for science and technology.
~ Unknown
Above them, a riot of stars formed horses and birds and magical creatures." Chapter 9 · Page 80 · Location 1434
~ Louise Penny
M]an does not stand above this his necessary conception; on the contrary, it stands above him; it animates, determines, governs him.
~ Ludwig Feuerbach
World, do you know your creator? Seek him in the heavens Above the stars must He dwell.
~ Ludwig van Beethoven
Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning. (James 1:16–17)
~ John Bevere
I hope life treats you kind, and I hope you have all you've dreamed of. And I wish to you, joy and happiness. But above all this, I wish you love.
~ Whitney Houston
Always do more than is required of you.
~ George Patton
Everyone dies. The don't all have the chance to see what they wanted most. At least I've seen the Above. At least I've known True.
~ Ally Condie, Atlantia
I'm easy driving, But I'm not a person who loves living pleasantly above all else. I'm not that way at all. I might think I'm that, but I'm not really that.
~ Ray Davies
Madrid are the greatest club in the world and a cut above Bayern.
~ Toni Kroos
The silence became uneasy. It was broken by the elderly princess saying, The most distressing thing about being up here above the clouds is that there is no weather to make conversation out of.
~ Diana Wynne Jones
I would like to show you how to love as I love; and this sentiment alone would raise you above your kind. But human pride aspires to other enjoyments; its natural disquiet prevents it from laying hold of any happiness if it cannot envisage a greater one in the offing.
~ Jacques Cazotte
Nature, Mr. Allnut, is what we are put into this world to rise above.
~ James Agee
Above us, the constellations spun and the moon paced her weary course. We lay stricken and sleepless as the hours passed.
~ Madeline Miller
Through a door concealed in the paneling, they entered Mary's bedroom on the floor above.
~ John Guy
Far above him a few white clouds were racing windily after a pale gibbous moon. Drink all morning, they said to him, drink all day. This is life!
~ Malcolm Lowry
Grace is an empowerment to be above and beyond reproach, to live your life at a standard that pleases God.
~ Bidemi Mark-Mordi
The two events were probably unrelated, but both jolted Dave the way a sudden air pocket reminds nervous passengers that they're soaring above the clouds in a pressurized metal tube.
~ Dan Sofer, A Love and Beyond
There is one answer that is correct above all reasoning. And the answer is love not fear.
~ Unknown
A truth that's told with bad intent Beats all the lies you can invent. William Blake, 1757-1827, 'Auguries of Innocence' Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. Proverbs 31:10
~ Martina Cole
Skill in secular employments is God's gift, and comes from above, Jam. 1:17.
~ Matthew Henry