#earth

In recent times, European nations, with the use of gunpowder and other technical improvements in warfare, controlled practically the whole world. One, the British Empire, brought under one government a quarter of the earth and its inhabitants. ↗

— John Boyd Orr

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Man is a microcosm, or a little world, because he is an extract from all the stars and planets of the whole firmament, from the earth and the elements; and so he is their quintessence. ↗

— Paracelsus

#earth #elements #extract #firmament #little

When a man undertakes to create something, he establishes a new heaven, as it were, and from it the work that he desires to create flows into him... For such is the immensity of man that he is greater than heaven and earth. ↗

— Paracelsus

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The miracle on earth are the laws of heaven. ↗

— Jean Paul

#heaven #laws #miracle

I kiss the soil as if I placed a kiss on the hands of a mother, for the homeland is our earthly mother. I consider it my duty to be with my compatriots in this sublime and difficult moment. ↗

— Pope John Paul II

#compatriots #consider #difficult #difficult moment #duty

Look, there's no metaphysics on earth like chocolates. ↗

— Fernando Pessoa

#chocolates #earth #like #look #metaphysics

Those who promise us paradise on earth never produced anything but a hell. ↗

— Karl Popper

#earth #hell #never #paradise #produced

The generosity of the American public toward the victims of Hurricane Katrina and the Tsunami has been reflected in the outpouring of support for the Pakistani earthquake victims. ↗

— Jon Porter

#american public #been #earthquake #generosity #hurricane

For all our current troubles, Americans are still the hardest working, most innovative people on the face of the earth. By trusting the American people, instead of government, we'll continue to surprise and inspire the world. ↗

— Rob Portman

#american people #continue #current #earth #face

For hundreds of millions of Americans who believe in God, prayer is our bridge between Earth and Heaven, our way of opening our hearts to the Lord. Through this intimate relationship we find peace and guidance. ↗

— Nick Rahall

#between #bridge #earth #find #god