It is often interesting, in retrospect, to consider the trifling causes that lead to great events. A chance encounter, a thoughtless remark… — Patricia Moyes Copy Share Image
Gold and iron at the present day, as in ancient times, are the rulers of the world; and the great events in… — William Whewell Copy Share Image
Of all studies, the most delightful and the most useful is biography. The seeds of great events lie near the surface; historians… — Walter Savage Landor Copy Share Image
People wait for the big moment, the great event, and forget that happiness comes from building steadily on the small daily things… — Meher Baba Copy Share Image
Great men, great events, great epochs, it has been said, grow as we recede from them; and the rate at which they… — John Campbell Shairp Copy Share Image
You have been asking what you could do in the great events that are now stirring, and have found that you could… — Steven Brust Copy Share Image
Great events ever depend but upon a single hair. The adroit man profits by everything, neglects nothing which can increase his chances;… — Napoleon Bonaparte Copy Share Image
The great events of history are often due to secular changes in the growth of population and other fundamental economic causes, which,… — John Maynard Keynes Copy Share Image
All great events hang by a single thread. The clever man takes advantage of everything, neglects nothing that may give him some… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
