rise quotes

My beloved spake, and said unto me, Rise up, my love, my fairone, and come away.For lo, thewinter ispast, the rain is over and gone.

-Bible (Old Testament)
Song of Solomon 2:10^11.

Jesus saith unto him, Rise, take up thy bed, and walk.

-Bible (NewTestament)
St  John 5:8.

Soar not too high to fall; but stoop to rise.

- Philip Massinger
  The Duke of Milan, act1, sc.2.

Created half to rise, and half to fall; Great lord of all things, yet a prey to all; Sole judge of truth, in endless error hurled; The glory, jest, and riddle of the world!

- Alexander Pope
  An Essay on Man, epistle 2, l.15^18.

Seldom is it given to one generation to have such an opportunity to rise again, but now before you is that opportunity in televisiona larger, richer, broader opportunity than ever existed in radio.

- David Sarnoff
c.1948  Speech to NBC station affiliates. Recalled on his death, 12 Dec1971.

Early to rise and early to bed makes a male healthyand wealthyand dead.

-James Grover Thurber
  'The Shrike and the Chipmunks', in the NewYorker,18 Feb.

One man's wage rise is another man's price increase.

- (James) Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx
  In the Observer,11 Jan.