Small Man Quotes

28 quotes by 16 authors

A great man stands on God. A small man on a great man. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Possessed of courage but devoid of morality, a superior man will make trouble while a small man will be a brigand. — Confucius
The superior man cannot be known in little matters, but he may be entrusted with great concerns. The small man may not be entrusted with… — Confucius
He who attends to his greater self becomes a great man, and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man. — Mencius
The small man builds cages for everyone he knows While the sage, who has to duck his head when the moon is low, Keeps dropping… — Hafez
For such a small man Maradona gets great elevation on his balls — David Pleat
A gentleman can withstand hardships; it is only the small man who, when submitted to them, is swept off his feet. — Confucius
A great man is hard on himself; a small man is hard on others. — Confucius
The gentleman is calm and at ease. The gentleman is dignified but not proud; the small man is proud but not dignified. — Confucius
While the gentleman cherishes benign rule, the small man cherishes his native land. While the gentleman cherishes a respect for the law, the small man… — Confucius
Ofttimes a very small man can cast a very large shadow. — George R. R. Martin
The gentleman calls attention to the good points in others; he does not call attention to their defects. The small man does just the reverse… — Confucius
I live my life trying to never appear to be a small man. — Julius Erving
To a small man every greater is an exaggeration. — Henry David Thoreau
The small man thinks that small acts of goodness are of no benefit, and does not do them; and that small deeds of evil do… — Confucius
By all but the pathologically romantic, it is now recognized that this is not the age of the small man. — John Kenneth Galbraith
A small man can be just as exhausted as a great man. — Arthur Miller
What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others. — Confucius
Power resides only where men believe it resides. [...] A shadow on the wall, yet shadows can kill. And ofttimes a very small man can… — George R. R. Martin
Small Man can be a very funny or a very tiresome Tour Companion, depending on how this kind of thing grabs you. He gambles, he… — Diana Wynne Jones

Who Wrote These Small Man Quotes

16 authors contributed a total of 28 Small Man Quotes as follows: