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Fathom Quotes (page 3)

I am confident of my ability to demonstrate that one can sometimes believe in something and yet not believe in it. Nothing is less fathomable than the systems that motivate our actions. Georg C. Lichtenberg
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "Nothing is rich but the inexhaustible wealth of nature. She..."
Nothing is rich but the inexhaustible wealth of nature. She shows us only surfaces, but she is a million fathoms deep. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: "She shows us only surfaces but Nature is a million fathoms deep."
She shows us only surfaces but Nature is a million fathoms deep. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Madeleine L'Engle quote: "It does not matter that we cannot fathom this mystery. The..."
It does not matter that we cannot fathom this mystery. The only real problem comes when we think that we have. Madeleine L'Engle
St. John's eyes, though clear enough in a literal sense, in a figurative one were difficult to fathom. He seemed to use them rather as instruments to search other people's thoughts, than as agents to reveal his own: the which combination of keenness and reserve was considerably more calculated to embarrass than to encourage. Charlotte Bronte
It's scary when one day the city is there and the next day it's gone. To see the water actual kill people, I couldn't believe it. I never fathomed it could bury a city. Kevin Garnett
Edward Forbes quote: "Zero of Animal Life probably about 300 fathoms."
Zero of Animal Life probably about 300 fathoms. Edward Forbes
The corals do not look much worn, but still appear to have been dead. There are some delicate shells of molluscs from depths beyond 500 fathoms, where they were certainly living. Edward Forbes
We knew it was going to be the biggest event scheduled in the history of women's sports, but we didn't ever fathom we would be playing before sold-out stadiums all over the country. Lorrie Fair
The 6th of August in the morning we saw an opening in the land and we ran into it, and anchored in 7 and a half fathom water, 2 miles from the shore, clean sand. William Dampier
In the road ships must ride in 30, 40, or 50 fathom water, not above half a mile from the shore at farthest: and if there are many ships they must ride close one by another. William Dampier
There are some good people. But a good chunk of them will lie for no reason at all - it'll be ten o'clock and they'll tell you it's nine. You're looking at the clock and you can't even fathom why they're lying. They just lie because that's what they do. John Cusack
Fanny Crosby quote: "Can ye fathom the ocean, dark and deep, where the mighty waves..."
Can ye fathom the ocean, dark and deep, where the mighty waves and the grandeur sweep? Fanny Crosby
It seems to me that unless you or someone very close to you has had a bad head injury, you really can't fathom it. You have no concept of what it is all about. It was so difficult for my whole family, not just me. Barbara Mandrell
It is of great use to the sailor to know the length of his line, though he cannot with it fathom all the depths of the ocean. John Locke

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