Island Reach

Famous quotes containing the words island and/or reach:

““Our island home
Is far beyond the wave;we will no longer roam.””
—Alfred Tennyson (1809–1892)

“The second [of Zeno’s arguments about motion] is the one called “Achilles.” This is to the effect that the slowest as it runs will never be caught by the quickest. For the pursuer must first reach the point from which the pursued departed, so that the slower must always be some distance in front.”
—Zeno Of Elea (c. 490–430 B.C.)