Quote Genre: Gravity

Proverb – ‘Little strokes fell great oa…

‘Little strokes fell great oaks.’

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Marquis de Vauvenargues – ‘To achieve great things we m…

‘To achieve great things we must live as if we were never going to die.’

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Unknown – ‘The greatest men are the sim…

‘The greatest men are the simplest.’

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Mark Twain – ‘The miracle or the power tha…

‘The miracle or the power that elevates the few is to be found in their industry application and perseverance under the promptings of a brave determined spirit.’

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William Makepeace Thackeray – ‘Oh Vanity of vanities! How w…

‘Oh Vanity of vanities! How wayward the decrees of Fate are; How very weak the very wise How very small the very great are!’

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Sir Henry Taylor – ‘The world knows nothing of i…

‘The world knows nothing of its greatest men.’

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Epictetus – ‘No great thing is created su…

‘No great thing is created suddenly any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig I answer that there must be time. Let it first blossom then bear fruit then … Continue reading

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Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoyevsky – ‘Pain and suffering are alway…

‘Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must I think have great sadness on Earth.’

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Kung Fu-tzu Confucius – ‘Men of principles are always…

‘Men of principles are always bold but those who are bold are not always men of principle.’

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Andrew Carnegie – ‘No man will make a great lea…

‘No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or to get all the credit for doing it.’

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