Lesser Quotes

306 quotes by 262 authors

We take pictures because we can't accept that everything passes, we can't accept that the repetition of a moment is an impossibility. We wage a… — Michelle Richmond
Everything you do, if not in a relaxed state will be done at a lesser level than you are proficient. Thus the tensed expert marksman… — Bruce Lee
Two weevils crept from the crumbs. 'You see those weevils, Stephen?' said Jack solemnly. I do.' Which would you choose?' There is not a scrap… — Patrick O'Brian
The great grindstone, Earth, had turned when Mr. Lorry looked out again, and the sun was red on the courtyard. But, the lesser grindstone stood… — Charles Dickens
If you do the task before you always adhering to strict reason with zeal and energy and yet with humanity, disregarding all lesser ends and… — Marcus Aurelius
Any sensible ruler would have killed off Leonard, and Lord Vetinari was extremely sensible and often wondered why he had not done so. He'd decided… — Terry Pratchett
no man who is resolved to make the most of himself can spare time for personal contention, still less can he afford to take the… — Abraham Lincoln
We have all lost touch with life, we all limp, each to a greater or lesser degree. — Fyodor Dostoevsky
Great minds are always feared by lesser minds. — Dan Brown
Percy, lesser beings do many horrible things in the name of the gods. That does not mean we gods approve. The way our sons and… — Rick Riordan
Just remember that you're on my list, Marcone. Soon as I get done with all the other evils in this town, you won't be the… — Jim Butcher
You know, Qhuinn's an interesting character." Saxton reached out with an elegant hand and picked up his port. "He's one of my favorite cousins, actually.… — J R Ward
What I think was hardest for me to realize was that he had tried each time to stop himself. He had killed animals, taking lesser… — Alice Sebold
Never violate a woman, nor harm a child. Do not lie, cheat or steal. These things are for lesser men. Protect the weak against the… — David Gemmell
You display inordinate pride for someone who has completed a task which could have been performed by a lesser primate in a shorter time. — Eoin Colfer
Enjoy yourselves. And Hap: Don't let Umber near the arrows and bows; he's liable to shoot himself in the nose." Dodd grinned and snapped the… — P.W. Catanese
There is in certain living souls a quality of loneliness unspeakable, so great it must be shared as company is shared by lesser beings. Such… — Theodore Sturgeon
I had a mind to make a body of more or less connected legend, ranging from the large and cosmogonic, to the level of romantic… — J.R.R. Tolkien
The true birthplace is that wherein for the first time one looks intelligently upon oneself; my first homelands have been books, and to a lesser… — Marguerite Yourcenar
Whitestorm was experienced, wise and brave. When Firestar had been made deputy, he had shown not a scrap of resentment that a lesser cat might… — Erin Hunter

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