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Greater Quotes (page 8)

Being put in our place by something larger, older, greater than ourselves is not a humiliation; it should be accepted as a relief from our insanely hopeful ambitions for our lives. Alain de Botton
Dan Brown quote: "Men go to far greater lengths to avoid what they fear than to..."
Men go to far greater lengths to avoid what they fear than to obtain what they desire. Dan Brown
Madeleine L'Engle quote: "We do learn and develop when we are exposed to those who are..."
We do learn and develop when we are exposed to those who are greater than we are. Perhaps this is the chief way we mature. Madeleine L'Engle
What is a Poet? He is a man speaking to men: a man, it is true, endued with more lively sensibility, more enthusiasm and tenderness, who has a greater knowledge of human nature, and a more comprehensive soul, than are supposed to be common among mankind; a man pleased with his own passions and volitions, and who rejoices more than other men in the spirit of life that is in him; delighting to contemplate similar volitions and passions as manifested in the goings-on of the universe, and... William Wordsworth
Fulton J. Sheen quote: "Skeptics always want miracles such as stepping down from the..."
Skeptics always want miracles such as stepping down from the Cross, but never the greater miracle of forgiveness. Fulton J. Sheen
Lao Tzu quote: "no fault greater than the wish to be getting."
no fault greater than the wish to be getting. Lao Tzu
People take even greater umbrage when they hear themselves labeled with a common noun. The reason is that a noun predicate appears to pigeonhole the with a stereotype of a category rather than referring to them as an individual who happens to possess a trait. Steven Pinker
Rock Creek is sacred and holy ground. How tremendous their heroism in the face of odds that are almost impossible to understand. . . in terms of self-sacrifice, in terms of courage, in terms of faith, in terms of facing up to adversity, there is no greater example in the history of this nation. . . We have a great inheritance. . . a tremendous responsibility to live up to it. God bless us to be faithful, to be true to that which meant so much to those who died here. . . Gordon B. Hinckley
In normal times we are all aware, consciously or not, that there is no love which cannot be surpassed, yet we accept with a greater or lesser degree of equanimity that ours shall remain merely average. Albert Camus
Having never fancied herself in love before, her regard had all the warmth of first attachment, and from her age and disposition, greater steadiness than first attachments often boast; and so fervently did she value his remembrance, and prefer him to every other man, that all her good sense, and all her attention to the feelings of her friends, were requisite to check the indulgence of those regrets, which must have been injurious to her own health and their tranquility. Jane Austen
Why do you rant and brag with such a spate of words, as if you wanted to overwhelm me with a sort of tempest and deluge of oratory-which nevertheless falls with the greater force on your own head, while my ark rides aloft in safety? Martin Luther
The greater the length, the more beautiful will the piece be by reason of its size, provided that the whole be perspicuous? (VII) Aristotle
Jeanette Winterson quote: "There is no greater grief than to find no happiness, but..."
There is no greater grief than to find no happiness, but happiness in what is past. Jeanette Winterson
Faith in something greater than ourselves enables us to do what we have said we'll do, to press forward when we are tired or hurt or afraid, to keep going when the challenge seems overwhelming and the course is entirely uncertain. Gordon B. Hinckley
Marcus Aurelius quote: "A man’s worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions."
A man’s worth is no greater than the worth of his ambitions. Marcus Aurelius

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