Short quotations about, great - Page 7

Seneca

Without an adversary prowess shrive…

15 Feb , 2011  

Without an adversary prowess shrivels. We see how great and efficient it really is only when it shows by endurance what it is capable of. Great short quote and quotation by: Seneca , Roman dramatist, philosopher, & politician (5 BC – 65 AD)

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Voltaire, Candide, 1759

Work saves us from three great evil…

19 Aug , 2010  

Work saves us from three great evils: boredom, vice and need. Great short quote and quotation by: Voltaire, Candide, 1759 , French author, humanist, rationalist, & satirist (1694 – 1778)

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J. R. R Tolkien, Elrond from The Lord of the Rings

Yet such is oft the course of deeds…

27 Apr , 2010  

Yet such is oft the course of deeds that move the wheels of the world: small hands do them becuase they must, while the eyes of the great are elsewhere. Great short quote and quotation by: J. R. R Tolkien, Elrond from The Lord of the Rings ,

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Andrew Lang

You can cover a great deal of count…

27 Apr , 2010  

You can cover a great deal of country in books. Great short quote and quotation by: Andrew Lang , Scottish author & scholar (1844 – 1912)

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Mother Teresa, Robin Williams

You can do no great things, just sm…

27 Apr , 2010  

You can do no great things, just small things with great love. Great short quote and quotation by: Mother Teresa, Robin Williams , Indian humanitarian & missionary (1910 – 1997)

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Samuel Johnson

You must have taken great pains, si…

27 Apr , 2010  

You must have taken great pains, sir; you could not naturally been so very stupid. Great short quote and quotation by: Samuel Johnson , English author, critic, & lexicographer (1709 – 1784)

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Reverend W. Awdry

[Of the parralels between the railw…

11 Jan , 2010  

[Of the parralels between the railways and the church] both had their heyday in the mid-nineteenth century; both own a great deal of Gothic-style architecture which is expensive to maintain; both are regularly assailed by critics; and both are firmly convinced that they are the best means of getting man to his ultimate destination. Great […]

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