Quotes of Reed - somelinesforyou

“ Man is but a reed, the weakest in nature, but he is a thinking reed. ”

- Blaise Pascal

“ The little reed, bending to the force of the wind, soon stood upright again when the storm had passed over. ”

- Aesop

“ A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench. ”

- Bible

“ I'd like to put on buckskins and a ponytail and go underwater with a reed, hiding from the Indians… To me, that's sexy! ”

- Kevin Costner

“ It is an immense loss to have all robust and sustaining expletives refined away from one! At. moments of trial refinement is a feeble reed to lean upon. ”

- Alice James

“ I learned Lightnin' Hopkins style, and John Lee Hooker's style, Jimmy Reed's style, and Fred McDowell a bit. It's been a part of my environment around here for a really long time. ”

- Alex Chilton

“ When you work you are a flute through whose heart the whispering of the hours turns to music. Which of you would be a reed, dumb and silent, when all else sings together in unison? ”

- Kahlil Gibran

“ Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature, but he is a thinking reed. The entire universe need not arm itself to crush him. A vapour, a drop of water, suffices to kill him. But if the universe were to crush him, man would still be more noble than that which killed him, because he knows that he dies and the advantage which the universe has over him; the universe knows nothing of this. ”

- Blaise Pascal

“ An oak and a reed were arguing about their strength. When a strong wind came up, the reed avoided being uprooted by bending and leaning with the gusts of wind. But the oak stood firm and was torn up by the roots. ”

- Aesop

“ Man is only a reed, the weakest in nature; but he is a thinking reed. There is no need for the whole universe to take up arms to crush him: a vapor, a drop of water is enough to kill him. But even if the universe were to crush him, man would still be nobler than his slayer, because he knows that he is dying and the advantage the universe has over him… ”

- Blaise Pascal
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