Khalil Gibran
Poet, Writer
"A teacher can only lead you to the threshold of your own mind."
Threshold quotes
Threshold
27 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Poet, Playwright, Novelist
"All beginnings are delightful; the threshold is the place to pause."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Poet, Playwright, Novelist
"The threshold is the place of expectation."
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Poet, Playwright, Novelist
"To act is easy, to think is hard; to act according to our thought is troublesome."
Rachel Carson
Biologist, Conservationist, Author
"Every mystery solved brings us to the threshold of a greater one."
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"For many men that stumble at the threshold are well foretold that danger lurks within."
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"This is a general comment that you should take a committed dose of whatever it is you're taking so that there is no ambiguity, because there's nothing worse than a sub-threshold psychedelic experience."
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"Never so sweet a repast as the Reaper's when you tread upon the threshold of a Quiznos."
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"there is nothing bad to fear; once you have crossed that threshold, all is well. Another world, and you do not have to speak"
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"In terms of threshold, as long as it's based in reality, you can go pretty far, as long as you buy that it's really happening."
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