Peak Luminous Intensity

Famous quotes containing the words peak, luminous and/or intensity:

    “In the mountains, the shortest way is from peak to peak: but for that you must have long legs. Aphorisms should be peaks: and those to whom they are addressed, great and lofty.”
    —Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

    “[Montesquieu] lifted the veil from the venerable errors which enslaved opinion, and pointed the way to those luminous truths of which he had but a glimpse himself.”
    —James Madison (1751–1836)

    “As siblings we were inextricably bound, even though our connections were loose and frayed.... And each time we met, we discovered to our surprise and dismay how quickly the intensity of childhood feelings reappeared.... No matter how old we got or how often we tried to show another face, reality was filtered through yesterday’s memories.”
    —Jane Mersky Leder (20th century)