977 private quotes tagged great

“Favor comes because for a brief moment in the great space of human change and progress some general human purpose finds in him a satisfactory embodiment.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt

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“We only acknowledge small faults in order to make it appear that we are free from great ones.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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“In reading the lives of great men, I found that the first victory they won was over themselves... self-discipline with all of them came first.” — Harry S. Truman

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“The megalomaniac differs from the narcissist by the fact that he wishes to be powerful rather than charming, and seeks to be feared rather than loved. To this type belong many lunatics and most of the great men of history.” — Bertrand Russell

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“One great use of words is to hide our thoughts.” — Voltaire

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“I've got a great ambition to die of exhaustion rather than boredom.” — Thomas Carlyle

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“He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend provided, of course, he really is dead.” — Voltaire

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“A great artist is a great man in a great child.” — Victor Hugo

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“The game of golf would lose a great deal if croquet mallets and billiard cues were allowed on the putting green.” — Ernest Hemingway

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“A little sincerity is a dangerous thing, and a great deal of it is absolutely fatal.” — Oscar Wilde

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“I believe in the fundamental truth of all great religions of the world.” — Mahatma Gandhi

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“Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, Thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habit. Thought is great and swift and free.” — Bertrand Russell

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“Those that have had great passions esteem themselves for the rest of their lives fortunate and unfortunate in being cured of them.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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“The three great essentials to achieve anything worth while are: Hard work, Stick-to-itiveness, and Common sense.” — Thomas A. Edison

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“Great hearts steadily send forth the secret forces that incessantly draw great events.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson

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“The reproduction of mankind is a great marvel and mystery. Had God consulted me in the matter, I should have advised him to continue the generation of the species by fashioning them out of clay.” — Martin Luther

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“Thrift is of great revenue.” — Marcus Tullius Cicero

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“Those who are incapable of committing great crimes do not readily suspect them in others.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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“The overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities: a sense of humor and a sense of proportion.” — Franklin D. Roosevelt

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“We must all obey the great law of change. It is the most powerful law of nature.” — Edmund Burke

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“To love one that is great, is almost to be great one's self.” — Samuel Johnson

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“The man who throws a bomb is an artist, because he prefers a great moment to everything.” — Gilbert K. Chesterton

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“Passion for fame: A passion which is the instinct of all great souls.” — Edmund Burke

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“Good artists copy, great artists steal.” — Pablo Picasso

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“However glorious an action in itself, it ought not to pass for great if it be not the effect of wisdom and intention.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

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