Quotes about Dirt
So the Philistines took dirt and stopped up all the wells that his father’s servants had dug in the days of his father Abraham.
— Genesis 26:15
And if any Israelite or foreigner living among them hunts down a wild animal or bird that may be eaten, he must drain its blood and cover it with dirt.
— Leviticus 17:13
That same day a Benjamite ran from the battle line all the way to Shiloh, with his clothes torn and dirt on his head.
— 1 Samuel 4:12
God hides treasure in dirt, so that only those humble enough to dig through it find it.
— Matshona Dhliwayo
Mrs Joe was a very clean housekeeper, but had an exquisite art of making her clenliness more umcomfortable and unacceptable than dirt itself. Cleanliness is next to godliness, and some people do the same by their religion.
— Charles Dickens
Mrs. Joe was a very clean housekeeper, but had an exquisite art of making her cleanliness more uncomfortable and unacceptable than dirt itself. Cleanliness is next to Godliness, and some people do the same by their religion.
— Charles Dickens
The baby boom psyche embraces a powerful presumption that education is a key to moving away from manual labor, and dirt—two undeniable ingredients of farming.
— Barbara Kingsolver
It is a poor soul who confuses dirt with filth or soil with soiled.
— Beth Moore
Death is the only water to wash away this dirt.
— Euripides
Every one in a crowd has the power to throw dirt; none out of ten have the inclination.
— William Hazlitt