#loftier

The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid. ↗

— Thomas a Kempis

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The willow which bends to the tempest, often escapes better than the oak which resists it; and so in great calamities, it sometimes happens that light and frivolous spirits recover their elasticity and presence of mind sooner than those of a loftier character. ↗

— Albert Schweitzer

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The higher the hill, the stronger the wind: so the loftier the life, the stronger the enemy's temptations. ↗

— John Wycliffe

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There is a loftier ambition than merely to stand high in the world. It is to stoop down and lift mankind a little higher. ↗

— Henry Van Dyke

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The biggest problem with every art is by the use of appearance to create a loftier reality. ↗

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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