Great Things Quotes

1039 Great Things quotes by 814 unique authors

May we all be faithful in doing the day-to-day, ordinary things that prove our worthiness, for they will lead us to and qualify us for… — James E. Faust
A state which dwarfs its men, in order that they may be more docile instruments in its hands even for beneficial purposes--will find that with… — John Stuart Mill
It is a great thing to start life with a small number of really good books which are your very own. — Arthur Conan Doyle
The great thing is to last and get your work done and see and hear and learn and understand; and write when there is something… — Ernest Hemingway
In great deeds, something abides. On great fields, something stays. Forms change and pass; bodies disappear; but spirits linger, to consecrate ground for the vision-place… — Joshua Chamberlain
You cannot be disciplined in great things and undisciplined in small things. Brave undisciplined men have no chance against the discipline and valour of other… — George S. Patton
The great thing, if one can, is to stop regarding all the unpleasant things as interruptions of one's 'own,' or 'real' life. The truth is… — C.S. Lewis
It is a great thing to know your vices. — Marcus Tullius Cicero
I wonder why we always deny love. I remember in middle school, if you were accused of the crime of loving, you screamed denials constantly… — Caroline B. Cooney
I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things. — Mother Teresa
And questions give us no rest. We know not why our curse makes us seek we know not what, ever and ever. But we cannot… — Ayn Rand
Unity is a great thing and a great slogan. But what the workers’ cause needs is the unity of Marxists, not unity between Marxists, and… — Vladimir Lenin
So the Dark did a simple thing. They showed the maker of the sword his own uncertainty and fear. Fear of having done the wrong… — Susan Cooper
People can do great things. However, there are some things they just CAN'T do. I, for instance, have not been able to transform myself into… — Brandon Sanderson
I’m writing this in part to tell you that if you ever wonder what you’ve done in your life, and everyone does wonder sooner or… — Marilynne Robinson
Humility is the only lens though which great things can be seen--and once we have seen them, humility is the only posture possible. — Parker J. Palmer
The great thing to remember is that though our feelings come and go God's love for us does not. — C.S. Lewis
All great things must first wear terrifying and monstrous masks, in order to inscribe themselves on the hearts of humanity. — Friedrich Nietzsche
The great thing about the arts is that you can only learn to do it by doing it. — David McCullough
The great thing is not having a mind. Feelings: oh, I have those; they govern me. — Louise GluÌˆck
The great thing about fantasy is that you can drag dreams and longings and hopes and fears and strivings out of your subconscious and call… — Robin McKinley
The proud person always wants to do the right thing, the great thing. But because he wants to do it in his own strength, he… — Soren Kierkegaard
One must shed the bad taste of wanting to agree with many. "Good" is no longer good when one's neighbor mouths it. And how should… — Friedrich Nietzsche
It’s not always easy to get over some of those bumps in the road, those disillusionments and disappointments. It’s going to take a strong will.… — Joel Osteen
All that Ruby said was so horribly true, she was leaving everything she cared for. She had laid up her treasures on earth only. She… — Lucy Maud Montgomery

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