Pigmy Quotes

6 quotes by 5 authors

• PIGMY, n. One of a tribe of very small men found by ancient travelers in many parts of the world, but by modern in Central… — Ambrose Bierce
• The modern way with God is to set him at a distance, if not to deny him altogether; and the irony is that modern Christians,… — J I Packer
• It certainly strikes the beholder with astonishment, to perceive what vast difficulties can be overcome by the pigmy arms of little mortal man, aided by… — Henry VIII of England
• The reputation of a man is like his shadow, gigantic when it precedes him, and pigmy in its proportions when it follows. — Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
• Like the ocean is your god-self; It remains for ever undefiled. And like the ether it lifts but the winged. Even like the sun is… — Khalil Gibran
• Ones reputation is like a shadow, it is gigantic when it precedes you, and a pigmy in proportion when it follows. — Charles Maurice de Talleyrand

Who Wrote These Pigmy Quotes

5 authors contributed a total of 6 Pigmy Quotes as follows:

• 2 Pigmy Quotes by Charles Maurice de Talleyrand
• 1 Pigmy Quote by Ambrose Bierce
• 1 Pigmy Quote by J I Packer
• 1 Pigmy Quote by Henry VIII of England
• 1 Pigmy Quote by Khalil Gibran