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TacitusFrom a distance, everything is beautiful.

—  Tacitus, 55-120 AD, Roman historian

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Will DurantIn philosophy, as in politics, the longest distance between two points is a straight line.

—  Will Durant, 1885-1981, American historian & philosopher

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Wolfgang GoetheOne never goes so far as when one doesn't know where one is going.

—  Wolfgang Goethe, 1749-1832, German poet & philosopher

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Ashleigh BrilliantNo man is an island, but some of us are long peninsulas.

—  Ashleigh Brilliant, 1933-, British cartoonist & epigrammatist

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T. S. EliotOnly those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.

—  T. S. Eliot, 1888-1965, British poet, Nobel 1948

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Antoine RivarolYou never go so far as when you don't know where you are going.

—  Antoine Rivarol, 1753-1801, French author of maxims

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Antonio PorchiaFollowing straight lines shortens distances, and also life.

—  Antonio Porchia, 1885-1968, Italian-Argentinian poet

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Alfred TennysonThe words “far, far away” had always a strange charm.

—  Alfred Tennyson, 1809-1892, English poet

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Helen RowlandNever trust a husband too far, nor a bachelor too near.

—  Helen Rowland, 1875-1950, American journalist & humorist

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Karl KrausThe closer the look one takes at a word, the greater the distance from which it looks back.

—  Karl Kraus, 1874-1936, Austrian writer

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Bob RossIt’s hard to see things when you are too close. Take a step back and look.

—  Bob Ross, 1942-1995, American painter & TV personality

Thomas CarlyleOur main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.

—  Thomas Carlyle, 1795-1881, English writer

Antoine RivarolAny man who rises isolates himself.

—  Antoine Rivarol, 1753-1801, French author of maxims

Rainer Maria RilkeAnd if what is near to you is far away, then your immense space is already touching the stars.

—  Rainer Maria Rilke, 1875-1926, Czech-German poet

Terry PratchettIt was nice to hear the voices of little children at play, provided you took care to be far enough away not to hear what they were actually saying.

—  Terry Pratchett, 1948-2015, British writer

Terry PratchettThe world is a globe — the farther you sail, the closer to home you are.

—  Terry Pratchett, 1948-2015, British writer

Terry PratchettWisdom is one of the few things that looks bigger the further away it is.

—  Terry Pratchett, 1948-2015, British writer

Terry PratchettShe was beautiful, but she was beautiful in the way a forest fire was beautiful: something to be admired from a distance, not up close.

—  Terry Pratchett, 1948-2015, British writer

Theodore AdornoThe straight line is regarded as the shortest distance between two people, as if they were points.

—  Theodore Adorno, 1903-1969, German philosopher

ChanakyaHe who lives in our mind is near though he may actually be far away; but he who is not in our heart is far though he may really be nearby.

—  Chanakya, 370-280 π.X., Indian teacher & philosopher

Sri AurobindoDetachment is the beginning of mastery.

—  Sri Aurobindo, 1872-1950, Indian nationalist, yogi & philosopher

Sydney SmithMy living in Yorkshire was so far out of the way, that it was actually twelve miles from a lemon.

—  Sydney Smith, 1771-1845, British writer & cleric

Quotes in Verse

Odysseas ElytisWhat I like is my loneliness.
No one comes close.

—  Odysseas Elytis, 1911-1996, Greek poet, Nobel 1979

Funny Quotes

Steven WrightEverywhere is walking distance if you've got the time.

—  Steven Wright, 1955-, American comedian

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Steve MartinBefore you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you do criticize him, you’ll be a mile away and have his shoes.

—  Steve Martin, 1945-, American actor

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Doug LarsonIf all the cars in the United States were placed end to end, it would probably be Labor Day Weekend.

—  Doug Larson, 1926-2017, American columnist

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Bill VaughanOn the neck of a giraffe a flea begins to believe in immortality.

—  Bill Vaughan, 1915-1977, American journalist

Ancient Greek

EuripidesThings do not look the same when viewed from far or near.

Ού ταυτόν είδος φαίνεται των πραγμάτων πρόσωθεν όντων εγγύθεν θ’ ορωμένων.

—  Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Ion

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EuripidesSlight not what's near through aiming at what's far.

Μη νυν τα πόρρω ταγγύθεν μεθείς σκόπει.

—  Euripides, 480-406 BC, Ancient Greek tragedian ‐ Rhesus

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Movie Quotes

The Wizard of Oz (1939)Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore.

—  from the film The Wizard of Oz (1939)

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