- Nov 07, 2020
Great Quotes
Quotes on great moments and discoveries.
These quotes use 'great' to describe very different things - a lifelong search for spiritual mystery, nostalgic memories of finding great music collections while living abroad, and an honest mix of great and difficult experiences tied to identity and pride. Related reading: Good Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Great Achievements
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is not the clear-sighted who rule the world. Great achievements are accomplished in a blessed, warm fog.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
Some great men owe most of their greatness to the ability of detecting in those they destine for their tools the exact quality of strength that matters for their work.
- Generation
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- Nov 07, 2020
Books are the legacies that a great genius leaves to mankind, which are delivered down from generation to generation as presents to the posterity of those who are yet unborn.
- Faith
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- Nov 07, 2020
To be an atheist requires an indefinitely greater measure of faith than to recieve all the great truths which atheism would deny.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
A just and reasonable modesty does not only recommend eloquence, but sets off every great talent which a man can be possessed of.
- Great Learning
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- Nov 07, 2020
Irregularity and want of method are only supportable in men of great learning or genius, who are often too full to be exact, and therefore they choose to throw down their pearls in heaps before the reader, rather than be at the pains of stringing them.
- Constitutions
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- Nov 07, 2020
A cloudy day or a little sunshine have as great an influence on many constitutions as the most recent blessings or misfortunes.
- Challenges
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Lord is well aware of our mortality. He knows our weaknesses. He understands the challenges of our everyday lives. He has great empathy for the temptations of earthly appetites and passions.
- Nov 07, 2020
The consequences of ignoring the Lord and His prophets are certain and often accompanied by great sorrow and regret.
- Loyalty
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Mohawks have on all occasions shown their zeal and loyalty to the Great King; yet they have been very badly treated by his people.
- Great Actor
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- Nov 07, 2020
Listen, I like great actors. You can be a movie star without being a great actor - this has been proved several times - and I like my casts to have great actors. Acting is more important to me than being a star.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is a useless life that is not consecrated to a great ideal. It is like a stone wasted on the field without becoming a part of any edifice.
- Lie
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- Nov 07, 2020
Perhaps the great American Republic, whose interests lie in the Pacific and who has no hand in the spoliation of Africa, may someday dream of foreign possession.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020