Great Affairs Quotes
- I have always thought that one man of tolerable abilities may work great changes, and accomplish great affairs among mankind, if he first forms a… — Benjamin Franklin
- There are no small steps in great affairs. — Jean Francois Paul de Gondi
- The difficult problems in life always start off being simple. Great affairs always start off being small. — Laozi
- In great affairs we ought to apply ourselves less to creating chances than to profiting from those that offer. — Francois de La Rochefoucauld
- I was not born for courts and great affairs, but I pay my debts, believe and say my prayers. — Alexander Pope
- Alas! by what slight means are great affairs brought to destruction. — Claudius Claudianus
- Fine wits destroy themselves with their own plots, in meddling with great affairs of state. — John Selden
- Do not be desirous of having things done quickly. Do not look at small advantages. Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done… — Wilson Mizner
- Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished. — Confucius