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A Glacier makes one feel tolerably insignifician when in its presence. It takes every bit of conceit out of a man and reduces his self-importance to zero if he will only remain within the influence of its sublime presence long enough to give it a fair and reasonable chance to do its work.
Definition.com
The Glacier is God's great plough . . . set at work ages ago to grind, furrow, and knead over, as it were, the surface of the earth.