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Lofty Quotes by Jean de la Bruyere
- Lofty posts make great men greater still, and small men much smaller.
- Great things only require to be simply told, for they are spoiled by emphasis; but little things should be clothed in lofty language, as they…
- A lofty birth or a large fortune portend merit, and cause it to be the sooner noticed.
More Lofty Quotes
- Do you wish to be great? Then begin by being. Do you desire to construct a vast and lofty fabric? Think first… — Saint Augustine
- Men are at every stage of evolution, from the most barbarous to the most developed; men are found of lofty intelligence, but… — Annie Besant
- Remember, you and you alone are responsible for maintaining your energy. Give up blaming, complaining and excuse making, and keep taking action… — Jack Canfield
- Lord, where shall I find you? Your place is lofty and secret. And where shall I not find you? The whole earth… — Judah Halevi
- That a few simple men should in one generation have invented so powerful and appealing a personality, so lofty ethic, and so… — Will Durant
- When autumn shadows throw their patterns across the land, they are not the images of fragile, dying leaves, not the bared arms… — Djuna Barnes
- I'm profoundly changed. There's a bittersweet emotion that I feel from playing this role. . . . I want the world to… — Will Smith
- So often do you see collegians enter life with high resolve and lofty purpose and then watch them shrink and shrink to… — W. E. B. Du Bois
- A bird maintains itself in the air by imperceptible balancing, when near to the mountains or lofty ocean crags; it does this… — Leonardo da Vinci
- Imagination is like a lofty building reared to meet the sky; whereas fancy is a balloon that soars at the wind's will. — Gelett Burgess
- He who prohibited the making of a graven image would never himself have made an image in the likeness of holy things… — Clement of Alexandria
- Ethics is not for wimps. It's not easy being a good person. That's why it's such a lofty goal and an admirable… — Michael Josephson