Gravity
The state of having weight; beaviness; as, the gravity of lead.
Sobriety of character or demeanor.
Importance, significance, dignity, etc; hence, seriousness; enormity; as, the gravity of an offense.
The tendency of a mass of matter toward a center of attraction; esp., the tendency of a body toward the center of the earth; terrestrial gravitation.
Lowness of tone; -- opposed to acuteness.
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Gravity Quotations
You can't blame gravity for falling in love.
Albert Einstein
To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.
Confucius
Someday, after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love, and then, for a second time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire.
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have - life itself.
Walter Anderson
Opinion is like a pendulum and obeys the same law. If it goes past the centre of gravity on one side, it must go a like distance on the other; and it is only after a certain time that it finds the true point at which it can remain at rest.
Arthur Schopenhauer
Love is metaphysical gravity.
R. Buckminster Fuller
Gravity is a contributing factor in nearly 73 percent of all accidents involving falling objects.
Dave Barry
It has been said that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity.
Kofi Annan
Not believing in force is the same as not believing in gravity.
Leon Trotsky
As a 22-year Army Veteran who served in Operations Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom, and as a Civilian Advisor to the Afghan Army in Operation Enduring Freedom, I understand both the gravity of giving the order, and the challenge of carrying it out.
Allen West
Gravity Translations
gravity in Dutch is zwaartekracht
gravity in German is Anziehungskraft {f}, Schwerkraft {f}, Schwere
gravity in Italian is gravitazione, pesantezza
gravity in Norwegian is tyngde, alvor
gravity in Portuguese is gravidade
gravity in Swedish is tyngd, allvar, tyngdkraft
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