Quotes about Depth
Don't you believe that there is in man a deep so profound as to be hidden even to him in whom it is?
— St. Augustine
The slender capacity of man's heart cannot comprehend the unfathomable depth and burning zeal of God's love toward us.
— Martin Luther
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.
— St. Augustine
Man tells his aspiration in his God; but in his demon he shows his depth of experience.
— Margaret Fuller
The real things about man are not his body.
— TB Joshua
The loftier the building, the deeper must the foundation be laid.
— Thomas a Kempis
There is one spectacle grander than the sea, that is the sky; there is one spectacle grander than the sky, that is the interior of the soul.
— Victor Hugo
Woe, alas, to those who have loved only bodies, forms, appearances! Death will rob them of everything. Try to love souls, you will find them again.
— Victor Hugo
Water! pretending to be pure, thou resemblest false friends. Thou art warm at the top and cold at bottom.
— Victor Hugo
What are the convulsions of a city compared to the emeutes of the soul? Man is a depth still more profound than the people.
— Victor Hugo
Nothing proceeds more directly and more sincerely from the very depth of our soul, than our unpremeditated and boundless aspirations towards the splendors of destiny.
— Victor Hugo
The abyss sometimes has these thoughtful ideas; but you will do well to beware of its kindness.
— Victor Hugo