Moon Quotes

The moon, by her comparative proximity, and the constantly varying appearances produced by her several phases, has always occupied a considerable share of the attention of the inhabitants of the earth.[L’astre des nuits, par sa proximité relative et le spectacle rapidement renouvelé de ses phases diverses, a tout d’abord partagé avec le Soleil l’attention des habitants de la Terre; mais le Soleil est fatigant au regard, et les splendeurs de sa lumière obligent ses contemplateurs à baisser les yeux.]

The moon like a flower, in heaven’s high bower; with silent delight, sits and smiles on the night.

Numerous observations made upon fevers, somnambulisms, and other human maladies, seem to prove that the moon does exercise some mysterious influence upon man.[Enfin il y a encore mille observations de ce genre sur les vertiges, les fièvres malignes, les somnambulismes, tendant à prouver que l’astre des nuits a une mystérieuse influence sur les maladies terrestres.]

In May, when coyotes howl beneath an unnervingly large moon, taller plants, such as spiderworts and black-eyed Susans, begin to creep over the tinier blooms, stealing their light and water. The necks of the smaller flowers break and their petals flutter away, and before long they are buried underground. This is why the Osage Indians refer to May as the time of the flower-killing moon.

If anyone understood loneliness, the moon would.

And he arrives in front of the moon – which is like a piece of ice, quite round, filled with a motionless light.[Et il arrive devant la lune, – qui ressemble à un morceau de glace tout rond, plein d’une lumière immobile.]