Greater Quotes
The greater part of the truth is always hidden, in regions out of the reach of cynicism.
For the less even as for the greater there is some deed that he may accomplish but once only; and in that deed his heart shall rest.
I want to know what became of the changes we waited for love to bring/Were they only the fitful dreams of some greater awakening?
I think that old school style of 'I'm your parent and I'm greater than you' doesn't work. What I establish with my children is a partnership.
From an economic standpoint, liberalism is a greater threat to America than communism ever was.
The more money spent by government to address social injustice the greater the cries of social injustice.
And that's an even greater love: to love somebody when he's a little...worn at the edges. —Teddy Bear
...to many it is not knowledge but the quest for knowledge that gives greater interest to thought-to travel hopefully is better than to arrive.
An idea is a greater monument than a cathedral. And the advance of man's knowledge is more of a miracle than any sticks turned to snakes, or the parting of waters!
In our depths, I think we all feel very small in relation to the greater universe and God.
There can be no better measure of our governance than the way we treat our children, and no greater failing on our part than to allow them to be subjected to violence, abuse or exploitation.
There's probably a little greater case for pessimism than optimism. But I do not rule out optimism.
The greater your command of brand loyalty, the less you must worry about price sensitivity and competitive promotions-and the less you must pay for marketing.
While the debate on the Patriot Act is far from over, it is important that all Americans continue in this dialogue and work together to ensure greater security for our nation.
I don't know a greater advantage, than to appreciate the worth of an enemy.
The greater part of all the mischief in the world arises from the fact that men do not sufficiently understand their own aims.
Man believes himself always greater than he is, and is esteemed less than he is worth.
People who believe in themselves and in a cause greater than themselves can achieve great things-as long as they have a well-intentioned leader to point them in the right direction.
The greater the man, the more he is soaked in the atmosphere of his time; only thus can he get a wide enough grasp of it to be able to change substantially the pattern of knowledge and action.
Our privileges can be no greater than our obligations. The protection of our rights can endure no longer than the performance of our responsibilities.
There is no greater breach of the public trust than knowingly misleading the country into war. In a democracy, we simply cannot tolerate the abuse of this trust by the government.
Many great works of art have only form, the sculpture of the thing. Color as used to signify realization by men like Titian and Rembrandt, gives greater life and tactile experience to the work.
I see with greater and greater clearness that consistent Christianity is the easiest Christianity to defend
The Broadway audience is made up of a greater percentage of tourists now. There's not nearly as much variety and danger and challenge in what's being offered.
What could be a greater privilege than to listen to the voice of God, and be granted by God himself the ears to hear?
The only thing that permits us to acquiesce in an erroneous theory is the lack of a better one, analogously, an injustice is tolerable only when it is necessary to avoid an even greater injustice.
Working against a restriction - for me - often produces greater things than getting rid of all boundaries.
Something has happened where you almost never grow up in America. Maybe it's the greater wealth.
A greater absurdity cannot be thought of than a morose, hardhearted, covetous, proud, malicious Christian.
Mankind's expectations have to be greater than ourselves and that the further out there we go, the more we find out that it's about you and me.
Great abilities, when employed as God directs, do but make the owners of them greater and more painful servants to their neighbors.
The risk of a terrorist victory is greater when in fighting terror, democracy betrays its own essence.
If we hope for what we are not likely to possess, we act and think in vain, and make life a greater dream and shadow than it really is.
It must be a prospect pleasing to God Himself to see His creation forever beautifying in His eyes, and drawing nearer Him by greater degrees of resemblance.
There are greater depths and obscurities, greater intricacies and perplexities, in an elaborate and well-written piece of nonsense, than in the most abstruse and profound tract of school divinity.
There is no greater sign of a general decay of virtue in a nation, than a want of zeal in its inhabitants for the good of their country.
The rich are richer, and the poor are poorer, in the city than elsewhere; and, as a rule, the greater are the riches of the rich and the poverty of the poor.
Middle-aged women have greater stability, they are more loyal, and their capacity for steady work is greater than that of younger women.
The evolutionary vision is agnostic in regard to systems in the universe of greater complexity than those of which human beings have clear knowledge.
A minute moving among the patterns of beauty and the dreams of love is greater and more precious than an age filled with splendor granted by the weak to the strong.
There is no greater challenge than to have someone relying upon you; no greater satisfaction than to vindicate his expectation.
To me, there is no greater way to achieve clarity than to run alone, or share miles with a trusted friend.
There is no greater sin than desire, No greater curse than discontent, No greater misfortune than wanting something for oneself. Therefore he who knows that enough is enough will always have enough.
The higher the sun ariseth, the less shadow doth he cast; even so the greater is the goodness, the less doth it covet praise; yet cannot avoid its rewards in honors.