Great Things Quotes

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At the end of their relationship she asked if they could still remain friends. His face stayed expressionless until he said "No. Because we put… — Jonathan Carroll
Do you know that every great thing in the history of art and every beautiful thing in life is actually what you call nasty or… — John Fowles
We are gripped by God’s will of love, and must help carry out that will in this world, in small things as in great things,… — Albert Schweitzer
Who can really be faithful in great things if he has not learned to be faithful in the things of daily life? — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
She quietly expected great things to happen to her, and no doubt that’s one of the reasons why they did. — Zelda Fitzgerald
To achieve great things we must live as though we were never going to die. — Luc de Clapiers
There is a time for some things, and a time for all things; a time for great things, and a time for small things. — Miguel de Cervantes
How can the moribund old man reason back to himself the romance, the mystery, the imminence of great things with which our old earth tingled… — William James
We can do no great things-only small things with great love. — Mother Teresa
It is not the straining for great things that is most effective; it is the doing the little things, the common duties, a little better… — Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward
If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail. — Seneca the Younger
Are great things ever done smoothly? Time, patience, and indomitable will must show. — Swami Vivekananda
Between the great things we cannot do and the small things we will not do, the danger is that we shall do nothing. — Adolphe Monod
All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small. — Laozi
Isolation is aloneness that feels forced upon you, like a punishment. Solitude is aloneness you choose and embrace. I think great things can come out… — Jeanne Marie Laskas
To do great things is difficult; but to command great things is more difficult. — Friedrich Nietzsche
Since changes are going on anyway, the great thing is to learn enough about them so that we will be able to lay hold of… — John Dewey
The great thing about the dead, they make space. — John Updike
The great thing about taking big chances when you're younger is you have less to lose, and you don't know as much. So you take… — Amy Poehler
It is a great thing if you can persuade people that they are somehow or other partakers in a mystery. It makes them feel bigger. — Robert Louis Stevenson
Humor is the great thing, the saving thing after all. The minute it crops up, all our hardnesses yield, all our irritations, and resentments flit… — Mark Twain
They say don't believe your own hype, but if you don't why would anyone else? To be great you have to believe you can do… — Unknown Author
Love consists not in feeling great things but in having great detachment and in suffering for the Beloved. — John of the Cross
I don't do great things. I do small things with great love. — Mother Teresa
The great thing about marriage is that it creates trust, the most precious of things. — Theodore Zeldin

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