Literary notes about Immovable (AI summary)
The use of "immovable" in literature is remarkably varied, spanning descriptions of both physical permanence and steadfast emotional or intellectual states. In many texts the word vividly portrays unyielding physical objects—from the permanent rock that yields grooves under touch [1] to the steadfast Nautilus anchored by the sea [2, 3] and even the titular earth in ancient philosophical texts [4, 5]. At the same time, "immovable" is frequently employed metaphorically to underline unwavering traits or principles, as when characters display an unchanging determination or an unshakeable faith [6, 7, 8]. This dual usage not only amplifies the sensory imagery of nature and architecture but also enriches character portrayals by aligning them with qualities of resolute steadfastness inherent in the immovable.
- The immovable rock, with its juts and warped surface, bends beneath my fingers into all manner of grooves and hollows.
— from The World I Live In by Helen Keller - In spite of our efforts, in spite of the powerful means employed to break up the ice, the Nautilus remained immovable.
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea by Jules Verne - The Nautilus remained perfectly immovable.
— from Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea by Jules Verne - They also consider that the stars are of a spherical figure, and that the earth is immovable.
— from The Lives and Opinions of Eminent Philosophers by Diogenes Laertius - For the earth, which is the ninth globe, and occupies the centre, is immovable, and, being the lowest, all others gravitate towards it.
— from Cicero's Tusculan Disputations by Marcus Tullius Cicero - But no one can be happy without an immovable, fixed, and permanent good.
— from Cicero's Tusculan Disputations by Marcus Tullius Cicero - “ I 'll show you a wrist,” repeated Mr. Jaggers, with an immovable determination to show it.
— from Great Expectations by Charles Dickens - I own that I have an immovable faith in God and His goodness, and an unconsumable passion for truth and love.
— from Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
