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> [We shall always be a small minority in the world, but, when a small nation accomplishes something with its limited means, what it achieves has an immense and exceptional value, like the widow's mite. It is a deliberate and discerning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tomas-garrigue-masaryk/we-shall-always-be-a-small-minority-in-the-world-but-when-a-small/)

[Tomas Garrigue Masaryk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tomas-garrigue-masaryk/)

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## More by Tomas Garrigue Masaryk

> [Dictators always look good until the last minutes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tomas-garrigue-masaryk/dictators-always-look-good-until-the-last-minutes/)

[Tomas Garrigue Masaryk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tomas-garrigue-masaryk/)

> [As many languages you know, as many times you are a human being](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tomas-garrigue-masaryk/as-many-languages-you-know-as-many-times-you-are-a-human-being/)

[Tomas Garrigue Masaryk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tomas-garrigue-masaryk/)

> [Wherever the trout are, it's beautiful.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tomas-garrigue-masaryk/wherever-the-trout-are-it-s-beautiful/)

[Tomas Garrigue Masaryk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tomas-garrigue-masaryk/)

> [We shall always be a small minority in the world, but, when a small nation accomplishes something with its limited means, what it achieves…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tomas-garrigue-masaryk/we-shall-always-be-a-small-minority-in-the-world-but-when-a-small/)

[Tomas Garrigue Masaryk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tomas-garrigue-masaryk/)

> [Zionism has gained my full sympathy and I appreciate it much higher than what is called nationalism in modern France. It is a progressive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tomas-garrigue-masaryk/zionism-has-gained-my-full-sympathy-and-i-appreciate-it-much-higher/)

[Tomas Garrigue Masaryk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tomas-garrigue-masaryk/)

> [“Czech: Řekni mi, co čteš, a já ti řeknu, kdo jsi. English: Tell me what you read, and I'll tell you who you are.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tomas-garrigue-masaryk/czech-ekni-mi-co-te-a-j-ti-eknu-kdo-jsi-english-tell-me-what-you-read/)

[Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tomas-garrigue-masaryk/)

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