Ray Quotes
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Be thou the rainbow in the storms of life. The evening beam that smiles the clouds away, and tints tomorrow with prophetic ray.
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Turn, gentle Hermit of the Dale,And guide my lonely wayTo where yon taper cheers the valeWith hospitable ray.
Oliver Goldsmith— Ch. 8, The Hermit (Edwin and Angelina), st. 1.
Bacon expresses theological and moral truths in terms of mathematical phraseology. He compares the Trinity to an equilateral triangle, argues that the divine light of grace reaches the good in a direct perpendicular ray, the weak in a refracted ray, and the bad in a reflected ray, and compares the virtues to the rational numbers, and the passions to the irrational, etc.
roger bacon— Francis Seymour Stevenson, Robert Grosseteste: Bishop of Lincoln (1899)
Full many a gem of purest ray serene, The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear: Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, And waste its sweetness on the desert air.
thomas gray— St. 14. (Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard (1750))
Bacon expresses theological and moral truths in terms of mathematical phraseology. He compares the Trinity to an equilateral triangle, argues that the divine light of grace reaches the good in a direct perpendicular ray, the weak in a refracted ray, and the bad in a reflected ray, and compares the virtues to the rational numbers, and the passions to the irrational, etc.
— Francis Seymour Stevenson, Robert Grosseteste: Bishop of Lincoln (1899)
Sometimes, when on the Alpine rose The golden sunset leaves its ray, So like a gem the flow'ret glows, We thither bend our headlong way; And though we find no treasure there, We bless the rose that shines so fair.
thomas moore— Thomas Moore, The Crystal-Hunters.
Hope, like the gleaming taper's light, Adorns and cheers our way; And still, as darker grows the night, Emits a brighter ray.
Oliver Goldsmith— Oliver Goldsmith, The Captivity, Act II, scene 1
For whatever reasons, ray, call it . . . fate, call it luck, call it karma. I believe everything happens for a reason. I believe that we were destined to get thrown out of this dump.
— Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis Ghostbusters (1984), by "Dr. Peter Venkman".
No, ray. It's time to sit down.
— Who: Pete McVries
— Source: The Long Walk.
The rest to some faint meaning make pretence, But Shadwell never deviates into sense. Some beams of wit on other souls may fall, Strike through and make a lucid interval; But Shadwell's genuine night admits no ray, His rising fogs prevail upon the day.
john dryden— 1678 MacFlecknoe (published1682), l.19-24.
What a misfortune it isto be bornawoman!? Why seek for knowledge, which can prove only that our wretchedness is irremediable? If a ray of light break in upon us, it is but to make darkness more visible; to show usthenew limits, the Gothic structure, theimpenetrable barriers of our prison.
Maria Edgeworth— 1806 Leonora, letter1.
Full manya gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear: Full manya flower is born to blush unseen And waste its sweetness on the desert air.
thomas gray— 1751Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard, l.52-6.
Thee I revisit safe, And feel thy sovran vital lamp; but thou Revisit'st not these eyes, that roll in vain To find thy piercing ray, and find no dawn; So thick a drop serene hath quenched their orbs, Or dim suffusion veiled.
john milton— 1665 Of his blindness. Paradise Lost (published1667), bk.3, l.22-7.
Can you by humble faith look to Jesus and say: "My substitute, my refuge, ray shield; Thou art my rock, my trust; in Thee do I confide? "Then, beloved, to you I have nothing to say, except this: " Never be afraid when you see God's power; for now that you are forgiven and accepted, now that by faith you have fled to Christ for refuge, the power of God need no more terrify you than the shield and sword of the warrior need terrify his wife and child."
charles haddon spurgeon— P. 591. (Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895))
Turn, gentle Hermit of the Dale, And guide my lonely way To where yon taper cheers the vale With hospitable ray.
Oliver Goldsmith— Oliver Goldsmith, The Vicar of Wakefield, The Hermit, Chapter VIII.
In tears she utter'd as the frozen snow Touch'd by the spring's mild ray, begins to flow, So just began to melt his stubborn soul, As mild-ray'd pity o'er the tyrant stole; But destiny forbade: with eager zeal, Again pretended for the public weal, Her fierce accusers urged her speedy doom; Again dark rage diffused its horrid gloom O'er stern Alonzo's brow: swift at the sign, Their swords unsheathed around her brandish'd shine. O foul disgrace, of knighthood lasting stain, By men of arms a helpless lady slain!
william julius mickle— Book III; of Inez de Castro.
The renunciation of war as expressed in the Japanese Constitution has given a first ray of hope to a world in darkness and despair, and men today cling to this hope passionately. Can we really do something about it or are we to stand aside as idle onlookers, unable to contribute for better or for worse?
martin niemöller— Statement for a Japanese publication (February 1954), as quoted in Martin Niemöller, 1892-1984 (1984) by James Bentley, p. 214
No pale gradations quench his ray, No twilight dews his wrath allay.
walter scott— Walter Scott, Rokeby, Canto VI, Stanza 21.
Be thou the rainbow to the storms of life! The evening beam that smiles the clouds away And tints to-morrow with prophetic ray!
lord byron— Lord Byron, The Bride of Abydos, Canto II, Stanza 20.
The sacred lamp of day Now dipt in western clouds his parting ray.
william falconer— William Falconer, The Shipwreck (1762), Canto II, line 27.
Be thou the rainbow to the storms of life! The evening beam that smiles the clouds away, And tints to-morrow with prophetic ray!
lord byron— Lord Byron, Bride of Abydos, Canto II, Stanza 20
There's a good time coming, boys; A good time coming: We may not live to see the day, But earth shall glisten in the ray Of the good time coming. Cannon-balls may aid the truth, But thought's a weapon stronger; We'll win our battle by its aid, Wait a little longer.
charles mackay— Charles Mackay, The Good Time Coming.
I know exactly what it takes to beat this man, but people say, 'Well, ray, two years of inactivity, you'll be rusty.' No, no. He will eliminate the rust because he is what I want and I am what he wants. And boxing needs that kind of fight.
Sugar Ray Leonard— On his come back fight against Marvin Hagler [[1]]
"Mayweather is as close to Sugar ray Robinson as this generation will see. He doesn't have the single-punch KO power of Robinson, but he's just as sweet."
mayweather, floyd, jr.— New York Daily News [6]
When I think of the people who have been there, and the people I grew up admiring - the likes of Muhammad Ali, Rocky Marciano, Sugar ray Robinson, Sugar ray Leonard... it's just incredible that I'm in the same sort of club.
Barry McGuigan— After being inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. [[1]]
I do not know who first emphasized the need for a clear understanding of the sense in which the term species is to be applied. In the second half of the seventeenth century ray shows some degree of concern on this matter. In the introduction to the Historia Plantarum, 1686, he discusses some of the difficulties and lays down the principle that varieties which can be produced from the seed of the same plant are to be regarded as belonging to one species, being, I believe, the first to suggest this definition.
john ray— William Bateson, Problems in Genetics (1913).
Then the big white whale, Clinton . What about someone who is a war criminal, a taker of bribes from foreign dictatorships , almost certainly a rapist (plausibly accused, anyway, by three believable women, of rape), executed a black man (Ricky ray Rector) who was so mentally retarded that he was unable to plead or to understand the charges You're against all that, right? But you're for it when it's someone who you think is a "New Democrat".
christopher hitchens— "Conversations with History: A Dissenting Voice", interview by Harry Kreisler (2002-04-25)
I love the Grammy nominations this year. Anybody who really loves what they do got rewarded for it. It's not a death match between ray Charles and Jessica Simpson.
john mayer— No byline (2004-12-20), "John Mayer". Newsweek. 144 (25):71
David ray Griffin has done admirable and painstaking research in reviewing the mysteries surrounding the 9/11 attacks. It is the most persuasive argument I have seen for further investigation [into] that historic and troubling event.
howard zinn— Comment on David Ray Griffin's book The New Pearl Harbor, quoted at 911Truth.org (13 August 2004)
