Quotes
Quotes about Magic
Some say no evil thing that walks by night,
In fog or fire, by lake or moorish fen,
Blue meagre hag, or stubborn unlaid ghost
That breaks his magic chains at curfew time,
No goblin, or swart fairy of the mine,
Hath hurtful power o'er true virginity.
But Shakespeare's magic could not copied be;
Within that circle none durst walk but he.
By magic numbers and persuasive sound.
Mightier far
Than strength of nerve or sinew, or the sway
Of magic potent over sun and star,
Is Love, though oft to agony distrest,
And though his favorite seat be feeble woman's breast.
Who hath not own'd, with rapture-smitten frame,
The power of grace, the magic of a name?
The power of thought,--the magic of the mind!
The self-same song that found a path
Through the sad heart of Ruth, when sick for home
She stood in tears amid the alien corn;
The same that ofttimes hath
Charm'd magic casements, opening on the foam
Of perilous seas, in faery lands forlorn.
There is in stillness oft a magic power
To calm the breast when struggling passions lower,
Touched by its influence, in the soul arise
Diviner feelings, kindred with the skies.
The magic of the tongue is the most dangerous of all spells.
A few can touch the magic string,
And noisy Fame is proud to win them;
Alas for those that never sing,
But die with all their music in them!
Just take a trifling handful, O philosopher!
Of magic matter: give it a slight toss over
The ambient ether--and I don't see why
You should n't make a sky.
Into the sunset's turquoise marge
The moon dips, like a pearly barge;
Enchantment sails through magic seas,
To fairyland Hesperides,
Over the hills and away.
What magic shall solve us the secret
Of beauty that's born for an hour?
There's a magic in the distance, where the sea-line meets the sky.
We who groan from drink or, showering, sing, believe the first of January can bring regeneration magically about both in our psyches and the world without
The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting
program (pro'-gram) [n] A magic spell cast over a computer allowing it to turn one's input into error messages.
The universe is full of magical things, patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper.
program (pro'-gram) [n] A magic spell cast over a computer allowing it to turn one's input into error messages.
Familiarity is a magician that is cruel to beauty but kind to ugliness.
Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.
Until it is kindled by a spirit as flamingly alive as the one which gave it birth a book is dead to us. Words divested of their magic are but dead hieroglyphs.
Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.
It is often forgotten that (dictionaries) are artificial repositories, put together well after the languages they define. The roots of language are irrational and of a magical nature.
Are you in earnest? Seize this very minute! Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Only engage, and then the mind grows heated. Begin, and then the work will be completed.
