Print

Please login or register.
1 Hour 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month Forever
Login with username, password and session length

[Oxinabox]

Hey, I found this section in a book i was reading.

“There is a mine for silver,
and a place where gold is refined.
Iron is taken from the earth,
and copper is smelted from ore.

Man puts an end to the darkness;
he searches the farthest recesses
for ore in the blackest darkness.

Far from where people dwell he cuts a shaft,
in places forgotten by the foot of man;
far from men he dangles and sways.

The earth, from which food comes,
is transformed below as by fire;
sapphiresa come from its rocks,
and its dust contains nuggets of gold.

No bird of prey knows that hidden path,
no falcon’s eye has seen it.
Proud beasts do not set foot on it,
and no lion prowls there.

Man’s hand assaults the flinty rock
and lays bare the roots of the mountains.
He tunnels through the rock;
his eyes see all its treasures.

He searches the sources of the rivers
and brings hidden things to light."

[/size]

Seems pretty Dorfy, cept for saying Man when it should be saying dwarf.
Anyone else come accross some cool quotes, in random places?

[Aramco]

Only the quotes from the main page of the wiki.

[Sowelu]

Neat!  But would you care to cite what book it's from / what author it's by?

[Oxinabox]

Neat!  But would you care to cite what book it's from / what author it's by?

Nah, I'll leave it and see if anyone guesses. It's pretty well known.

[roguester]

Isn't that from the Psalms?

[Daetrin]

Job 28:1-6.

[Oxinabox]

Job 28:1-6.

Correct.