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Greater Quotes by Henry David Thoreau
- Yet some can be patriotic who have no self-respect, and sacrifice the greater to the less. They love the soil which makes their graves, but…
- How few things can a man measure with the tape of his understanding ; How many greater things might he be seeing in the meanwhile.
- We believe that the possibility of the future far exceeds the accomplishment of the past. We review the past with the common sense, but we…
- Most are engaged in business the greater part of their lives, because the soul abhors a vacuum and they have not discovered any continuous employment…
- It is in vain to dream of a wildness distant from ourselves. There is none such. It is the bog in our brains and bowels,…
- I do not know but thoughts written down thus in a journal might be printed in the same form with greater advantage than if the…
- The greater part of what my neighbors call good I believe in my soul to be bad, and if I repent of anything, it is…
- To a small man every greater is an exaggeration.
- Could a greater miracle take place than for us to look through each other's eyes for an instant?
- There is no more fatal blunderer than he who consumes the greater part of his life getting his living.
- I find it wholesome to be alone the greater part of the time. To be in company, even with the best, is soon wearisome and…
- No man ever stood the lower in my estimation for having a patch in his clothes: yet I am sure that there is greater anxiety,…
- I wish to suggest that a man may be very industrious, and yet not spend his time well. There is no more fatal blunderer than…
- We believe that Carlyle has, after all, more readers, and is better known to-day for thisvery originality of style, and that posterity will have reason…
- We go on dating from Cold Fridays and Great Snows; but a little colder Friday, or greater snow would put a period to man's existence…
- I do not know but thoughts written down thus in a journal might be printed in the same form with greater advantage than if the…
More Greater Quotes
- I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is greater or… — Pietro Aretino
- To insult someone we call him 'bestial. For deliberate cruelty and nature, 'human' might be the greater insult. — Isaac Asimov
- It's risky in a marriage for a man to come home too late, but it can sometimes pose an even greater risk… — Marcel Achard
- The weaker the data available upon which to base one's conclusion, the greater the precision which should be quoted in order to… — Norman Ralph Augustine
- A man's worth is no greater than his ambitions. — Marcus Aurelius
- It is here, my daughters, that love is to be found - not hidden away in corners but in the midst of… — Teresa of Avila
- It is a most certain truth, that the richer we see ourselves to be, confessing at the same time our poverty, the… — Teresa of Avila
- Chile has done a lot to rid itself of poverty, especially extreme poverty, since the return to democracy. But we still have… — Michelle Bachelet
- The subtlety of nature is greater many times over than the subtlety of the senses and understanding. — Francis Bacon
- The more knowledge you have, the greater will be your fear of Allah. — Abu Bakr
- To fight against the infidels is Jihad; but to fight against your evil self is greater Jihad. — Abu Bakr
- Nothing is a greater impediment to being on good terms with others than being ill at ease with yourself. — Honore de Balzac