Dear Lord,' he said. 'let me be like Aron. Don’t make me mean. I don’t want to be. If you will let… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
But 'Thou mayest!'! Why, that makes a man great, that gives him stature with the gods, for in his weakness and his… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
But the Hebrew word, the word timshel—‘Thou mayest’— that gives a choice. It might be the most important word in the world.… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
For it is said that humans are never satisfied, that you give them one thing and they want something more. And this… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
No one knows how greatness comes to a man. It may lie in his blackness, sleeping, or it may lance into him… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness? You only truly, deeply appreciate and… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
Give me a used Bible and I will, I think, be able to tell you about a man by the places that… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
I think bullfights are for men who aren't very brave and wish they were. If you saw one you'll know what I… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
He learned that when people are very poor they still have something to give and the impulse to give it. — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
The Hebrew word, the word timshel - 'Thou mayest' - that gives a choice. It might be the most important word in… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
The techniques of opening conversation are universal. I knew long ago and rediscovered that the best way to attract attention, help, and… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
“It's one of the great fallacies, it seems to me, that time gives much of anything but years and sadness to man.” — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
What good is the warmth of summer, without the cold of winter to give it sweetness. — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
If you want to destroy a nation, give it too much - make it greedy, miserable and sick. — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
“I think that because they trusted themselves and respected themselves as individuals, because they knew beyond doubt that they were valuable and… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
But you must give him some sign, some sign that you love him... or he'll never be a man. All his life… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
The ways of sin are curious . . . I guess if a man had to shuck off everything he had, inside… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
A strange species we are, We can stand anything God and nature can throw at us save only plenty. If I wanted… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit. My three [great teachers] did not… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
Prayer never brought in no side-meat. Takes a shoat to bring in pork. — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
“And now submarines are armed with mass murder, our silly, only way of deterring mass murder.” — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
“I’d think there are degrees of greatness,” Adam said. “I don’t think so,” said Samuel. “That would be like saying there is a little… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
“He was forever inventing a new way of doing an old thing and doing it better and quicker, but he never in his whole… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
“You come back a changed man. Samuel, you don’t change him. He changes you. I can see the look of him in your face.”… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
I find out of long experience that I admire all nations and hate all governments — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
At about 10 o'clock in the morning the sun threw a bright dust-laden bar through one of the side windows and in and out… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
I have noticed that there is no dissatisfaction like that of the rich. Feed a man, clothe him, put him in a good house,… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
Sometimes, a lie is told in kindness. I don't believe it ever works kindly. The quick pain of truth can pass away, but the… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
![“Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit. My three [great teachers] did not tell - they catalyzed a burning desire to know. Under their influence, the horizons sprung wide and fear went away and the unknown became knowable. But most important of…” quote by John Steinbeck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/84c/john-steinbeck-71_art_teaching-might-even-be-the-greatest-of-t_1738.jpg)
