977 private quotes tagged great

“Harmony makes small things grow, lack of it makes great things decay.” — Sallust

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“Never was anything great achieved without danger.” — Niccolo Machiavelli

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“Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first about the foundations of humility. The higher your structure is to be, the deeper must be its foundation.” — Saint Augustine

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“Heights by great men reached and kept were not obtained by sudden flight but, while their companions slept, they were toiling upward in the night.” — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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“Great people talk about ideas, average people talk about things, and small people talk about wine.” — Fran Lebowitz

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“Don't be humble... you're not that great.” — Golda Meir

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“The greatest happiness is to know the source of unhappiness.” — Fyodor Dostoevsky

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“Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune but great minds rise above them.” — Washington Irving

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“A mistake made by many people with great convictions is that they will let nothing stand in the way of their views, not even kindness.” — Bryant H. McGill

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“I think what motivates people is not great hate, but great love for other people.” — Huey Newton

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“A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.” — John Ruskin

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“I love being married. It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life.” — Rita Rudner

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“I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit.” — John Steinbeck

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“A great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices.” — William James

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“The first test of a truly great man is his humility. By humility I don't mean doubt of his powers or hesitation in speaking his opinion, but merely an understanding of the relationship of what he can say and what he can do.” — John Ruskin

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“Marriage is a great institution, but I'm not ready for an institution.” — Mae West

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“Character may be manifested in the great moments, but it is made in the small ones.” — Phillips Brooks

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“I am concerned for the security of our great Nation not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within.” — Douglas MacArthur

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“The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.” — Swami Vivekananda

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“On the recollection of so many and great favours and blessings, I now, with a high sense of gratitude, presume to offer up my sincere thanks to the Almighty, the Creator and Preserver.” — William Bartram

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“Where words are restrained, the eyes often talk a great deal.” — Samuel Richardson

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“If a star or studio chief or any other great movie personages find themselves sitting among a lot of nobodies, they get frightened - as if somebody was trying to demote them.” — Marilyn Monroe

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“The first day of spring is one thing, and the first spring day is another. The difference between them is sometimes as great as a month.” — Henry Van Dyke

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“A great figure or physique is nice, but it's self-confidence that makes someone really sexy.” — Vivica Fox

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“For a competitive junkie like me, golf is a great solution because it smacks you in the face every time you think you have accomplished something. That to me has taken over a lot of the energy and competitiveness for basketball.” — Michael Jordan

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