Dwarf Quotes

73 quotes by 53 authors

The plants which stand next to dwarf trees in importance with the Chinese are certainly chrysanthemums, which they manage extremely well, perhaps better than they… — Robert Fortune
A dwarf is small even if he stands on a mountain; a colossus keeps his height, even if he stands in a well. — Seneca the Younger
A stirring dwarf we do allowance give Before a sleeping giant. — William Shakespeare
A Dwarfe on a Gyants shoulder sees further of the two. [A dwarf on a giant's shoulder sees farther of the two. — George Herbert
The dwarf sees farther than the giant, when he has the giant's shoulders to mount on. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
A dwarf who brings a standard along with him to measure his own size, take my word, is a dwarf in more articles than one. — Laurence Sterne
Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, Seven for the Dwarf-lords in halls of stone, Nine for Mortal Men, doomed to die, One for… — J.R.R. Tolkien
This wimpled, whining, purblind, wayward boy, this Senior Junior, giant dwarf...Cupid. — William Shakespeare
That's the worst of girls," said Edmund to Peter and the Dwarf. "They never can carry a map in their heads." "That's because our heads… — C.S. Lewis
Oh, I'm a dangerous criminal, I am,' said the dwarf cheerfully. — C.S. Lewis
If it looks like a Dwarf, and it smells like a Dwarf, then it's probably a Dwarf or a latrine wearing dungerees. — Eoin Colfer
He invented the Fuse Box Dwarf, a little man who popped out at you from behind the paint cans in the cellarway and screamed, "Dreeb!… — John Bellairs
Grumpy is her favorite dwarf. — Christina Dodd
My friendship you shall have, leanred Man," piped Reepicheep. "And any Dwarf--or Giant---in the army who does not give you good language shall have my… — C.S. Lewis
There are stars in the night sky that look brighter than the others, and when you look at them through a telescope you realize you… — Jodi Picoult
Silverfish looked down. "Oh. Are you a dwarf?" Cuddy gave him a blank stare. "Are you a giant?" He said. "Me? Of course not!" "Ah.… — Terry Pratchett
in the cupboard sits my bottle like a dwarf waiting to scratch out my prayers. I drink and cough like some idiot at a symphony,… — Charles Bukowski
Memory is not what the heart desires. That is only a mirror, be it clear as Kheled-zaram. Or so says the heart of Gimli the… — J.R.R. Tolkien
She gets to school late. Bashful gives her a tardy, and won't reconsider. Janie always hated Bashful. Stupidest. Dwarf. Ever. — Lisa McMann
Another name? Oh, certainly. And when the Faceless Men come to kill me, I'll say, 'No, you have the wrong man, I'm a different dwarf… — George R. R. Martin

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