Puny Quotes

79 quotes by 65 authors

Be happy when you are blamed and accused wrongly, for then you have the chance to see all the bitter, hostile or self-pitying responses that… — Teresa of Avila
Science, which cuts its way through the muddy pond of daily life without mingling with it, casts its wealth to right and left, but the… — Alexander Herzen
It's the great soul that surrenders itself to fate, but a puny degenerate thing that struggles. — Seneca the Younger
Nature has a way sometimes of reminding Man of just how small he is. She occasionally throws up terrible offsprings of our pride and carelesness,… — Raymond Burr
On a motif such as was indicated by Reti one cannot build the plan of a whole well contested game; it is too meagre, too… — Emanuel Lasker
In short, I am doing what I can, I suffer with the same universal suffering, and I try to assuage it, I possess only the… — Victor Hugo
My dreams have become puny with the reality my life has become — Imelda Marcos
Hell is not filled with people who are deeply sorry for their sins. It is filled with people who for all eternity still shake their… — D. A. Carson
This thing is but a puny imitation of a much grander system whose laws you know, and I am not able to convince you that… — Isaac Newton
'English fair play' is a fine expression. It justifies the bashing of the puny draper's assistant by the big hairy blacksmith, and this to the… — Joseph Furphy
We are all pirates at heart. There is not one of us who hasn't had a little larceny in his soul. And which one of… — Roger Caras
Jesus is not some puny religious teacher begging for an invitation from anyone. He is the all-sovereign Lord who deserves submission from everyone. — David Platt
It is war that wastes a nations wealth, chokes its industries, kills its flower, narrows its sympathies, condemns it to be governed by adventurers, and… — George Santayana
Oh my, I've just discovered what science shows us about our humble but spectacular place in the universe, and I have to say: it is… — Julia Sweeney
Training is a good dog, a constant companion and an utterly loyal and devoted friend, and everyone should have one. Education is a nagging counselor.… — Richard Mitchell
The world is a demon. It is a kingdom of which the puny ego is king. Put it away and stand firm. — Swami Vivekananda
Only a very few would allow creatures like us to exist. Thus our presence selects out from this vast array only these universes that are… — Stephen Hawking
Whoever would like to cherish such adders and puny devils - who are the worst enemies of Christ and us all - to befriend them… — Martin Luther
I see the origin of the irresistible attraction of metaphor and analogy, the explanation of our strange and permanent need to find similarities in things.… — Roger Caillois
Don't ask God to cram His plan into your puny little mind, because then God would be limited by your understanding. — Adrian Rogers

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