Little minds Quote by Francois La Rochefoucauld

Small minds are much distressed by little things. Great minds see them all but are not upset by them.

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

Little things affect little minds.

— Benjamin Disraeli

Little minds are tamed and subdued by misfortune; but great minds rise above them.

— Washington Irving

Great minds have purposes; little minds have wishes. Little minds are subdued by misfortunes; great minds rise above them.

— Washington Irving

A small mind is obstinate. A great mind can lead and be led.

— Alexander Cannon

Small minds are subdued by misfortunes, greater minds overcome them.

— Washington Irving

a great mind can attend to little things, but a little mind cannot attend to great things.

— Lydia M. Child

Little minds have little worries, big minds have no time for worries.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

Little minds are interested in the extraordinary; great minds in the commonplace.

— Elbert Hubbard

Those who cannot feel the littleness of great things in themselves are apt to overlook the greatness of little things in others.

— Okakura Kakuzo

There is no real elevation of mind in a contempt of little things; it is, on the contrary, from too narrow views that we…

— Francois Fenelon