The nation that complacently and fearfully allows its artists and writers to become suspected rather than respected is no longer regarded as a nation possessed with humor or depth.
I think almost every writer in the world would hope that books would be always talked about with respect and civility and depth and seriousness.
It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line though he cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean.
Who can map out the various forces at play in one soul? Man is a great depth O Lord. The hairs of his head are easier by far to count than his feeling the movements of his heart.
God is an unutterable sigh planted in the depths of the soul.
Depth of friendship does not depend on length of acquaintance.
Neither does man have gills for living in a water environment yet it is not sinful to explore the depths of the oceans in search of food or other blessings.
A growing awareness of the depth of popular attachment to the family has led some liberals to concede that family is not just a buzzword for reaction.
Man tells his aspiration in his God but in his demon he shows his depth of experience.
I maybe had a first love and had my heart broken but reflecting on it I don't think that was love. I think as I'm getting older and having more in-depth relationships maybe I'll experience it. At the moment I don't know exactly if I've been in love.
You see some non-Catholic friends of mine have questioned the depth of my faith because of the fact that I have a good education.
The length of your education is less important than its breadth and the length of your life is less important than its depth.
Versatility of education can be found in our best poetry but the depth of mankind should be found in the philosopher.
That is the great mistake about the affections. It is not the rise and fall of empires the birth and death of kings or the marching of armies that move them most. When they answer from their depths it is to the domestic joys and tragedies of life.
Those who are rooted in the depths that are eternal and unchangeable and who rely on unshakeable principles face change full of courage courage based on faith.
It's a really cool time for artists who want to strive for a little more depth in what they want to say to come forward. We live in a very fast world right now. We've got all this media and music which is so accessible to us it's here one minute gone the next.
Few businessmen are capable of being in politics they don't understand the democratic process they have neither the tolerance or the depth it takes. Democracy isn't a business.