„Alas, the blue arc of heaven / Is covered with gloomy clouds, / And the bright radiance of the sun / Is completely hiddenSee the terrifying force of the tempest / Bows the oaks so that is groans, / And the rose on the beautiful pasture / has ben bent down by the rain.“

— Caspar David Friedrich

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„The strongest oak tree of the forest is not the one that is protected from the storm and hidden from the sun. It’s the one that stands in the open where it is compelled to struggle for its existence against the winds and rains and the scorching sun.“
— Napoleon Hill
„The sun is up, the sky is blueIt's beautiful, and so are you“
— John Lennon
„It was a beautiful bright autumn day, with air like cider and a sky so blue you could drown in it.“
— Diana Gabaldon
„My greatest pleasure was the enjoyment of a serene sky amidst these verdant woods: yet I loved all the changes of Nature; and rain, and storm, and the beautiful clouds of heaven brought their delights with them.“
— Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
„Charisma is the radiance produced by the interaction of male and female elements in a gifted personality. The charismatic woman has a masculine force and severity. The charismatic man has an entrancing female beauty. Both are hot and cold, glowing with presexual self-love.“
— Camille Paglia