To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts.
quote by Henry David Thoreau
Submitted by Lucian Velea
Vote! | Copy!
Related quotes
It is something to be able to paint a particular picture, or to carve a statue, and so to make a few objects beautiful; but it is far more glorious to carve and paint the very atmosphere and medium through which we look, which morally we can do. To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of arts.
Henry David Thoreau in Where I Live
Submitted by Lucian Velea
Vote! | Copy!
Forever Poignant
Pungently pervasive.
Like a piercing done,
To affect the senses.
Foever poignant is this one.
This one here that wishes to stun.
But comes to leave someone a gift.
Something anyone can take...
That rises above the 'normalcy'
With an originality.
To provide a subtle scent that one may sniff.
But certainly one that is remembered,
For the quality it sustains...
As its identity remains with it.
And branded as it is,
For the affect it produces...
And leaves to give to those seduced!
poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar
Submitted by Poetry Lover
Vote! | Copy!
The quality of mercy (conditions apply)
The quality of mercy,
Portia declared,
the quality of mercy is
suspended during the present conflict
the quality of mercy is
not the business of a Minister of Justice
the quality of mercy is
not a matter of individual conscience
the quality of mercy is
too subtle for public discussion
or law
the quality of mercy is
only for Shakespeare and stuff
the quality of mercy is
less stimulating than revenge
the quality of mercy is
no business of yours
the quality of mercy is
no concern of religious authorities
who should stay silent
the quality of mercy is
an outdated concept
the quality of mercy is
nothing to do with forgiveness
or circumstantial evidence
or the remission of sins
the quality of mercy is
no longer a matter of pride
the quality of mercy is
no longer a mark of humanity
the quality of mercy
would be OK if Obama said so
the quality of mercy
is one hell of a hot potato
cooked in oil
the quality of mercy
droppeth as the gentle
dew from heaven
upon a broken fuselage
and it is too much
or too little
for our understanding.
poem by Michael Shepherd
Submitted by Poetry Lover
Vote! | Copy!
To affect the quality of the day that is the art of life.
quote by Henry David Thoreau
Submitted by Lucian Velea
Vote! | Copy!
I have found it difficult to endear myself to those who could best positively affect the quality of my life.
quote by Eli Khamarov
Submitted by Lucian Velea
Vote! | Copy!
Grant that the true organ with which the beautiful is apprehended is the imagination, and it follows that all arts are likely to affect the feelings indirectly.
quote by Eduard Hanslick
Submitted by Lucian Velea
Vote! | Copy!
How good is good
When things compared, quality talked
When quality even, money mattered
When money unimportant, endurance considered
When endurance limitless, quantity overlooked
When quantity doesn't affect, heart decides
When heart is failed, luck plays
poem by Maria Sudibyo
Submitted by Poetry Lover
Vote! | Copy!
As Genuine As Those Who Know It
Whether it becomes displayed,
Or laid in the shadows to dust...
Quality is eventually discovered.
And known to show what it is.
Quality dusted never ages to rust.
No matter what attempts are made,
By those unappreciative of its value.
A quality that remains to be quality,
Is as genuine as those who know it!
Regardless of what rating it gets.
Quality can not be rated against,
That which it has no peers.
poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar
Submitted by Poetry Lover
Vote! | Copy!
Music must take rank as the highest of the fine arts - as the one which, more than any other, ministers to the human spirit.
quote by Herbert Spencer
Submitted by Lucian Velea
Vote! | Copy!
Even more importantly, it's wine, food and the arts. Incorporating those three enhances the quality of life.
quote by Robert Mondavi
Submitted by Lucian Velea
Vote! | Copy!
Democracy is fatal for the arts; it leads only to chaos or the achievement of new and lower common denominators of quality.
quote by Walter Legge
Submitted by Lucian Velea
Vote! | Copy!
Art comes to you proposing frankly to give nothing but the highest quality to your moments as they pass.
quote by Walter Pater
Submitted by Lucian Velea
Vote! | Copy!
Prowess Is The Highest Quality For Great Men
Valour is the ability
to show the individual's strength
to control external enemies;
Prowess is the highest quality for great men
who can easily control internal enemies
like lust in self;
Such great men will not show interest
in other women, others' wives;
This quality is not only the virtue of these great men,
but also a great discipline of noble persons. (ThirukkuRaL 148)
poem by V.K. Kanniappan
Submitted by Poetry Lover
Vote! | Copy!
There Is No Need For Me To Discuss A Love
If you can not talk to me,
About those feeling that deeply affect you...
There is no need for me to discuss a love.
If you can not share with me,
Other than a physical need...
Now and then expressed,
When you believe...
The only quality I have,
Is to provide and satisfy...
With a leaving you with that interest fed.
There is no need for me to discuss a love.
How shallow do you believe I am?
To be in a relationship with someone...
Who shares with others there most hidden secrets.
And from me they keep this discreet.
How shallow do you believe I am?
To sleep in total nakedness,
With someone who disrespects my devotion and loyalty...
To openly share with others,
Those things that are no one else's business.
There is no need for me to discuss a love.
If you can not talk to me,
About those feeling that deeply affect you...
There is no need for me to discuss a love.
However...
I do find an increasing need,
To express my disgust you feed.
poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar
Submitted by Poetry Lover
Vote! | Copy!
The arts, as a reflection of human existence at its highest, have always and spontaneously lived up to this demand of plenitude. No mature style of art in any culture has ever been simple.
quote by Rudolf Arnheim
Submitted by Lucian Velea
Vote! | Copy!
The Broad research center represents the highest quality model of what Proposition 71 should be funding.
quote by Robert Klein
Submitted by Lucian Velea
Vote! | Copy!
There is one rule for the industrialist and that is: Make the best quality of goods possible at the lowest cost possible, paying the highest wages possible.
quote by Henry Ford
Submitted by Lucian Velea
Vote! | Copy!
Communities and neighborhoods are affected. Idling trains, traffic backups, grade crossing accidents and other safety issues all affect the quality of life in our neighborhoods.
quote by Bill Lipinski
Submitted by Lucian Velea
Vote! | Copy!
Nasser Hussain is brilliant. I am very impressed with him. With no disrespect to the current players, he has had to work with material which is not of the highest quality.
quote by David Gower
Submitted by Lucian Velea
Vote! | Copy!
The public impression is that the government, industry or the highest bidder can buy a scientist to add credibility to any message. That crucial quality of impartiality is being lost.
quote by Johnny Ball
Submitted by Lucian Velea
Vote! | Copy!