- Gardening
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- Nov 07, 2020
Grain Of Sand Quotes
How one small grain can hold infinity or irritation.
The most famous line here treats a grain of sand as a doorway to seeing an entire world and holding eternity in the palm of a hand. Other quotes turn the same image practical, comparing a small irritant in your shoe to the bigger mountain ahead, a contrast also explored in our Big collection.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Humble
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have always wanted to become a saint. Unfortunately, when I have compared myself with the saints, I have always found that there is the same difference between the saints and me as there is between a mountain whose summit is lost in the clouds and a humble grain of sand trodden underfoot by passers-by.
- Brainy
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- Nov 07, 2020