Lesser Quotes

306 quotes by 262 authors

God rewards those who seek Him. Not those who seek doctrine of religion or systems or creeds. Many settle for these lesser passions, but the… — Max Lucado
That human, he's a lesser waiting to happen, in my opinion--nothing less, nothing more — J R Ward
Now, I'm as appreciative as the next obsessive-compulsive recovering-academic of the vast riches of material becoming available online, thanks to all those Google scanners crouched… — Laurie R. King
A lesser moustache, under the impact of that quick, agonised expulsion of breath, would have worked loose at the roots. — P.G. Wodehouse
Lesser, greater, middling, it's all the same. Proportions are negotiated, boundaries blurred. I'm not a pious hermit, I haven't done only good in my life.… — Andrzej Sapkowski
Up then, fair phoenix bride, frustrate the sun; Thyself from thine affection Takest warmth enough, and from thine eye All lesser birds will take their… — John Donne
So whatâ€™d you do to the lesser?â€ a male voice said. â€œI lit his cigarette with a sawed-off,â€ another one answered. â€œHe didnâ€™t come down… — J R Ward
You will never have a greater or lesser dominion than that over yourself...the height of a man's success is gauged by his self-mastery; the depth… — Leonardo da Vinci
People will say it's sad that she leaves a lesser scar, that fewer remember her, that she was loved deeply but not widely. But it's… — John Green
Are you a minor character in my tale, or am I a lesser figure in yours? — Jacqueline Carey
Then he is a monster!" the Prince crowed, "and I must slay him at once. The Formula works!" "Your Formula must result in a great… — Catherynne M. Valente
The God gives simpler problems to lesser men. — Brent Weeks
living life was like putting the beach into a jar. The point wasnâ€™t to fit everything in; it was to attend to the most important… — James Patterson
I get no sense from his note at all,â€ said Will, bounding to his feet, â€œexcept that he can quote Tennysonâ€™s lesser poetry. Sophie, how… — Cassandra Clare
I keep trying to forget, but I must remember. And gather the scattered continents of a self, once whole. Before they plant flags and boundary… — Saul Williams
All of us carry around countless bags of dusty old knickknacks dated from childhood: collected resentments, long list of wounds of greater or lesser significance,… — Marya Hornbacher
Writing begins in the body, it is the music of the body, and even if the words have meaning, can sometimes have meaning, the music… — Paul Auster
If you write a book set in the past about something that happened east of the Mississippi, it's a 'historical novel.' If you write about… — Louis L'Amour
Wisdom consists of knowing how to distinguish the nature of trouble, and in choosing the lesser evil. — Niccolo Machiavelli
If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter - - - for always there will be greater and lesser persons than… — Sylvia Plath

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