The drying up a single tear has more / Of 25 honest fame than shedding seas of gore. Byron.
The dullest John Bull cannot with perfect complacency adore himself, except under the figure of Britannia or the British Lion. Byron.
The dust of controversy is but the falsehood flying off. Carlyle.
The dwarf behind his steam-engine may remove mountains, but no dwarf will hew them down with the pickaxe; and he must be a Titan that hurls them abroad with his arms. Carlyle.
The eagle suffers little birds to sing. Tit. Andron., iv. 4.
The earth hath bubbles, as the water has, / 30 And these are of them. Macb., i. 3.
The earth is our workshop. We may not curse it; we are bound to sanctify it. Mazzini.
The earth is sown with pleasures, as the heavens are studded with stars, wherever the conditions of existence are unsophisticated. W. R. Greg.
The earth must supply man with the necessaries of life before he has leisure or inclination to pursue more refined enjoyments. Goldsmith.
The earth, that's Nature's mother, is her tomb. Rom. and Jul., ii. 3.